And the answer is ...
d) Italy
The famous Baroque creche was originally by Italian sculptor Giuseppe Sammartino; most of his work remains in Naples. When the creche was first displayed in the Met in 1925, the idea of having a decorated tree behind a creche was unusual; typically, they are displayed along. But the donor, Loretta Hines, was adamant about the idea for the original display. Now her daughter continues to personally set up the arrangement every year.
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