Madonna of Compassion

The commission was to create a life-size, bronze, modern Madonna of Compassion to be installed in an oval atrium outside the chapel doors. The sculpture was to be viewed from all four directions: a long hallway in one direction, an exterior entrance, the doors to the administrative offices, and the chapel doors behind the sculpture. Therefore, there would be no front or back–all sides needed to work compositionally in the round and be equally interesting. The baby Jesus could be seen from all four sides. Also, the the theme would be the love and compassion between Mary and Jesus and their interaction with each other.

‍