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The Epitaph of the Burgher Wolfgang Kögl and his family Master of Bratislava Viktor Molnár (cast maker) Magyar öntő (previous attribution)

Artist

Master of Bratislava 16th century

Viktor Molnár (cast maker) 1870s

Magyar öntő (previous attribution)

Date 1587 (original), ca. 1881 (cast)
Object type plaster cast
Medium, technique plaster cast
Dimensions

relief: 86 × 67 × 6 cm, 10 kg
with frame: 169 × 75 × 10.5 cm

Inventory number Rg.295
Collection Sculptures
On view National Museum Conservation and Storage Centre, Visible Storage

Mounting stone epitaphs on church walls spread to Hungary in the sixteenth century through Vienna. The middle relief of these pieces generally depicted the crucified Christ, while the deceased and his family could be seen on both sides of the cross in the gesture of praying. The central scene was generally also surrounded by an ornate frame with inscriptions.
Cast by Viktor Molnár around 1881 for the Hungarian National Museum.

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.

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