Canvas and Cult. The Art of P谩l Szinyei Merse (1845鈥�1920)
The life鈥檚 work of P谩l Szinyei Merse, an outstanding master of nineteenth-century Hungarian painting and one of the most influential figures in Hungarian art, is the subject of the latest exhibition at the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest. The exhibition of around 120 works examines the connections between the paintings in Szinyei Merse鈥檚 艙uvre and the cult surrounding the artist. As the evolution of his art and the history of his cult unfold side by side, visitors are offered a new perspective on the artist鈥檚 prominent position in cultural history.
The exhibition presents Szinyei Merse鈥檚 key works in their Hungarian context and in relation to thematic and painterly parallels from the international (primarily German, Austrian and French) art scene of his times. More than twenty paintings by international artists have been kindly loaned to the show by distinguished public and private collections, including masterpieces by Monet, Sisley, Corot, Courbet and Gainsborough. The exhibition provides not only a rich selection of Szinyei Merse鈥檚 艙uvre, including several pieces rarely seen in public, but also a detailed overview of his cult, revealed through the works of past masters such as K谩roly Ferenczy, J贸zsef Rippl-R贸nai and Aur茅l Bern谩th, and contemporary artists including Gyula Konkoly, Endre T贸t and 脕bel Szab贸.
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The life鈥檚 work of P谩l Szinyei Merse, an outstanding master of nineteenth-century Hungarian painting and one of the most influential figures in Hungarian art, is the subject of the latest exhibition at the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest. The exhibition of around 120 works examines the connections between the paintings in Szinyei Merse鈥檚 艙uvre and the cult surrounding the artist. As the evolution of his art and the history of his cult unfold side by side, visitors are offered a new perspective on the artist鈥檚 prominent position in cultural history.
The exhibition presents Szinyei Merse鈥檚 key works in their Hungarian context and in relation to thematic and painterly parallels from the international (primarily German, Austrian and French) art scene of his times. More than twenty paintings by international artists have been kindly loaned to the show by distinguished public and private collections, including masterpieces by Monet, Sisley, Corot, Courbet and Gainsborough. The exhibition provides not only a rich selection of Szinyei Merse鈥檚 艙uvre, including several pieces rarely seen in public, but also a detailed overview of his cult, revealed through the works of past masters such as K谩roly Ferenczy, J贸zsef Rippl-R贸nai and Aur茅l Bern谩th, and contemporary artists including Gyula Konkoly, Endre T贸t and 脕bel Szab贸.
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