The Collection of Medieval and Renaissance Plaster Casts of the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts
The Collection of Medieval and Renaissance Plaster Casts of the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to give a brief overview of the creation and history of the plaster cast collection of medieval and Renaissance sculptures of the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts. It will present how the collection was conceived and assembled, compared to similar collections of plaster reproductions in Europe and the United States, as well as who and why urged its creation. The study also examines contemporary notions and trendsthat influenced its conception and display. Finally, it outlines the fate of the collection after 1945.

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