Capital

Reichenberger József (cast maker)
Artist
Reichenberger József
(cast maker)
Budapest
Dated
12th century (original), 1905 (cast)
Medium
plaster cast
Dimensions
42 × 141 cm
Inv.no.
Rg.93
Department
Sculpture
Current Location of the Original Artwork
Hungary, now: Romania, Gyulafehérvár, now: Alba Iulia, Cathedral of Saint Michael

Capital of a half-column decorated with budding palm leaves, oak tree leaves and figural motifs, from the cathedral of Gyulafehérvár (today Alba Iulia, Romania). Decorated with figural and foliage ornamentation, these Romanesque capitals date from the twelfth- and thirteenth-century period of the so-called second cathedral. Commissioned by the museum in 1905, the cast was made by József Reichenberger in Budapest. It was built in the pillar of the Romanesque Hall in 1910.