Copy of the statue of Saint John the Baptist from the Black Church, Brassó (today Brașov, Romania)
Hungarian sculptor (copy), Reichenberger József (cast maker)
- Artist
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Hungarian sculptor
(copy)
Reichenberger József
(cast maker)
Budapest
- Dated
- end of the 14th century (original), 1913–1914 (copy)
- Classification
- sculpture, plaster cast
- Medium
- gipsz
- Dimensions
- 166 × 52 × 43 cm, 80 kg
- Inv.no.
- C.119.III.1985
- Department
- Old Hungarian Collection
- Current Location of the Original Artwork
- Romania, Brașov, Black Church
- Location
- Not on view
Statue of Saint John the Baptist 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.