The Epitaph of the Burgher Wolfgang Kögl and his family

Master of Bratislava, Viktor Molnár (cast maker)
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Artist
Master of Bratislava
16. század

Viktor Molnár
(cast maker)
1870-es évek
Dated
1587 (original), ca. 1881 (cast)
Classification
relief, plaster cast
Medium
plaster cast
Dimensions
relief: 86 × 67 × 6 cm, 10 kg with frame: 169 × 75 × 10.5 cm
Inv.no.
Rg.295
Department
Sculptures - Plaster casts
Current Location of the Original Artwork
Slovakia, Bratislava, Saint Martin's Cathedral
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

Mounting stone epitaphs on church walls spread to Hungary in the sixteenth century through Vienna. The middle relief of these pieces generally depicted the crucified Christ, while the deceased and his family could be seen on both sides of the cross in the gesture of praying. The central scene was generally also surrounded by an ornate frame with inscriptions. Cast by Viktor Molnár around 1881 for the Hungarian National Museum.