Man in Rococo Attire
German Sculptor, Johann Göschel (cast maker)
- Artist
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German Sculptor
Johann Göschel
(cast maker)
Nürnberg
- Dated
- late 18th century (original), 1907 (cast)
- Classification
- sculpture, plaster cast
- Medium
- plaster cast
- Dimensions
- 116 cm
- Inv.no.
- Rg.257
- Department
- Sculptures - Plaster casts
- Location
- Not on view
The sculpture represents a man in rococo attire. This copy was made after a sculpture decorating the staircase of a private house in Oberzell, near Würzburg. 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 cast was made by Elsa Göschel’s father, Johann, who was a stone carver and cast maker in Nuremberg. The plaster cast was transferred from the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest to the Kalocsa Community Centre in 1977 as a deposit and remained there until 2017. The copy now is preserved in the museum’s storage.