Motherhood - Barcelona, Spain
Posted by: neoc1
N 41° 23.246 E 002° 10.164
31T E 430555 N 4582100
Motherhood (Maternitat) is located facing north, towards the Passeig de Gràcia, on the upper terrace on the north side of the Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
Waymark Code: WMV358
Location: Cataluña, Spain
Date Posted: 02/15/2017
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Motherhood (Maternitat) is 2.73 x 0.92 x 1 meter sculpture carved from Montjuïc stone, a type of sandstone, by Vicenç Navarro in 1928. A female figure stands on a 1.51 x 1.26 x 1.26 stone base on the west side of the upper terrace.
A standing semi-naked woman is dressed robe that is tied around her waist and reaches the ground at her feet. The robe covers her right foot and exposes her bare left foot. She holding a baby with both hands to her upper body on her right side. The right hand of the baby reaches for the mother's left shoulder.