Tympanum of the southern portal of the cathedral of Gyulafehérvár (today Alba Iulia, Romania)

Hungarian sculptor (copy), Reichenberger József (cast maker)

Artist: Hungarian sculptor
(copy)

Reichenberger József
(cast maker)
Budapest
Dated: end of the 11th century (original), 1905–1906 (cast)
Classification: relief, plaster cast
Medium: gipsz
Dimensions: 78 × 149 × 11 cm, 60 kg
Inv.no.: C.110.III.1985
Department: Old Hungarian Collection
Current Location of the Original Artwork: Romania, Alba Iulia, Saint Michael'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

The relief of a tympanum made around 1100 originally decorated the pediment of the first cathedral of Gyulafehérvár (today Alba Iulia, Romania). Today it can be seen on the inner wall of the southern side aisle. As one of the oldest monuments of Hungarian sculpture, it represents the enthroned Christ with two angels. Commissioned by the museum in 1905, the cast was made by József Reichenberger in Budapest. The copy was exhibited in the Romanesque Hall in 1906. In 1985 it was transferred to the Hungarian National Gallery.