Virgin and Child

German Sculptor, Johann Göschel (cast maker)
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Artist
German Sculptor


Johann Göschel
(cast maker)
Nürnberg
Dated
15th century (original), 1907 (cast)
Classification
sculpture, plaster cast
Medium
plaster cast
Dimensions
176 × 39 × 58 cm
Inv.no.
Rg.251
Department
Sculptures - Plaster casts
Current Location of the Original Artwork
Germany, Nuremberg, Albrecht-Dürer-Platz 4
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 plaster cast is a copy of a typical Late Gothic South German Virgin and Child sculpture. The original artwork is placed in the wall of a house from the former Milchmarkt (now Albrecht Dürer Platz) square. The cast formed part of the gift made in 1907 by Elsa Göschel from Nuremberg, who married the Hungarian Gábor Durkó and moved to Budapest. The copy was made by Elsa Göschel’s father, Johann, who was a stone carver and cast maker in Nuremberg.