Sculpture: bronze with green patina; Base: Italian rose granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Incarnation Lutheran Church 1101 Lancaster Avenue Reading Pennsylvania
Date:
Installed 1953
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(On front of base:) MATER/DEI unsigned
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Summary:
Full-length figure of Mary holding the infant Jesus. She wears a long robe, hooded head covering and a halo. The halo is gilded on the back and along the front edges. A scarf drapes across her arms. She holds Jesus in her proper left arm. The baby faces out. Mary's proper right hand touches the baby's proper right hand. Jesus wears a loin cloth and has a gilded halo. The bronze sculpture has a green patina and stands on a rose granite base.
