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Copy of the statue of Saint James from the Black Church, Brassó (today Brașov, Romania) Hungarian sculptor (copy) Reichenberger József (cast maker)

Artist

Hungarian sculptor (copy)

Reichenberger József (cast maker) Budapest

Date end of the 14th century (original), 1913–1914 (copy)
Object type plaster cast
Medium, technique plaster
Dimensions

166 × 50 × 40 cm, 80 kg

Inventory number C.122.III.1985
Collection Old Hungarian Collection
On view This artwork is not on display

Statue of Saint James (with a shell, the symbol of pilgrims on his dress), from a counterfort of the apse of the so-called Black Church in Brasov.
Commissioned by the museum in 1913, the cast was made by József Reichenberger. It was exhibited in the Romanesque Hall. In 1985, it was transferred to the Hungarian National Gallery.

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.

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