Christmas Markets 2016

These are plaster casts of church doors from 1468 in Nuremberg. A large collection of such casts was made from the founding of the museum in 1852 until ~1890. By the 20c, casts were no longer valued, so they were not protected during WW II and most were destroyed.
These are plaster casts of church doors from 1468 in Nuremberg. A large collection of such casts was made from the founding of the museum in 1852 until ~1890. By the 20c, casts were no longer valued, so they were not protected during WW II and most were destroyed.
December 15, 2015
Edgar Durbin