Mater Dei, (sculpture).

Mater Dei, (sculpture).

Moroder, V., sculptor.

Mater Dei, (sculpture).

Installed 1953.

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Sculpture: bronze with green patina; Base: Italian rose granite.

Sculpture: approx. 70 x 20 x 14 in.; Base: approx. 28 x 19 x 19 in.

(On front of base:) MATER/DEI unsigned

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.

Religion -- New Testament -- Mary

Religion -- New Testament -- Christ

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Reading

Incarnation Lutheran Church, 1101 Lancaster Avenue, Reading, Pennsylvania

The sculpture was purchased in Europe and was a gift to the church from Pastor Edward Emmers III.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.

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