屈泓焱
2021-07-28
ThemotherandchildhadbeenamajorthemeinMoore’sworksincethe1920s.YetwhenthevicarofStMatthew,Northampton,invitedMooretomakeasculptureoftheMadonnaandChild,hewasreluctanttoaccept.HefeltunsurehowtoadapthissecularintereststotheChristiantradition.Thesebronzesarecastsoftheoriginalterracottamodelshemadefortheproject.TheyareunusuallynaturalisticandsteepedinreferencestoRenaissancereligiousart.ThissuggestsMoore