Copy of the tympanum from Vurpód (today Vurpăr, Romania)

Hungarian sculptor (copy), Weszely Pál (cast maker)

Artist: Hungarian sculptor
(copy)

Weszely Pál
(cast maker)
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Dated: second half of the 13th century (original), 1912 (cast)
Classification: relief, plaster cast
Medium: gipsz
Dimensions: 68 × 151 × 11 cm, 60 kg
Inv.no.: C.113.III.1985
Department: Old Hungarian Collection
Current Location of the Original Artwork: Romania, Vurpăr, Fortified church
Location: National Museum Conservation and Storage Centre (Budapest), Building A, Ground Floor. European Architectural Sculpture. Selection from the Cast Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts. Visible Storage

The pediment relief above the northern portal of the church of Vurpód (today Vurpǎr, Romania, built in 1230) depicts a tree of life with a lion and a half fish, half lion creature on each side. By order of István Möller the cast was made by Pál Weszely in 1912, and it was built into the wall of the Romanesque Hall. In 1985 it was transferred to the Hungarian National Gallery.