A pair of angels holding a crown, statues from the shrine of the former high altarpiece of the Church of the Virgin Mary in Csíkmenaság (today Armăşeni, Romania) Master of the Virgin Mary altar from Armășeni Master of Ciuc

Artist	Master of the Virgin Mary altar from Armășeni active ca. 1520–1525 Master of Ciuc
Date	1523 (?)
Object type	wooden sculpture
Medium, technique	wood, carved, painted, gilt
Dimensions	statue: 39 × 68 cm
Inventory number	53.540.3
Collection	Old Hungarian Collection
On view	Hungarian National Gallery Building D, First Floor, Late Gothic Winged Altarpieces

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Radocsay, Dénes, A középkori Magyarország táblaképei, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1955.

Radocsay, Dénes, A középkori Magyarország faszobrai, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1967.

Matthias Corvinus und die Renaissance in Ungarn 1458-1541: Schallaburg ’82, Niederösterreichisches Landesregierung Abt.III/2. Kulturabteilung, Wien, 1982.

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.

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A pair of angels holding a crown, statues from the shrine of the former high altarpiece of the Church of the Virgin Mary in Csíkmenaság (today Armăşeni, Romania) Master of the Virgin Mary altar from Armășeni Master of Ciuc

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