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Apotheosis of the Renaissance by Mihály Munkácsy

Apotheosis of the Renaissance

Mihály Munkácsy · 1850

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Artist
Mihály Munkácsy
Date
1850
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Mihály Munkácsy

1844–1900 · Hungary

Mihály Munkácsy rose from humble beginnings in Hungary to international fame with powerful genre scenes and monumental biblical paintings like his "Christ Trilogy."

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Sick Child (Beteg gyerek) Sick Child (Beteg gyerek) 1874 Portrait of a Girl Portrait of a Girl 1874 · Hungarian National Gallery Walk in the Forest Walk in the Forest 1880 · Hungarian National Gallery Christ before Pilate Christ before Pilate 1881 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Alley in Düsseldorf Alley in Düsseldorf 1867 · Slovak National Gallery The Battlefield of Isaszeg The Battlefield of Isaszeg 1867 · Hungarian National Gallery Yawning Apprentice Yawning Apprentice 1868 · Hungarian National Gallery Male Study for “The Condemned Cell” Male Study for “The Condemned Cell” 1869 · Hungarian National Gallery
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The Cottage by the Roadside, Stormy Sky Same era · 1830s–1860s The Cottage by the Roadside, Stormy Sky Léon-Victor Dupré · 1855 · Art Institute of Chicago The Backgammon Players Same era · 1830s–1860s The Backgammon Players Philip Webb · 1861 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Mount Chocorua and Moat Mountain from North Conway Same era · 1830s–1860s Mount Chocorua and Moat Mountain from North Conway William Hart · 1850 Portrait of a Woman, Called Héloïse Abélard Same era · 1830s–1860s Portrait of a Woman, Called Héloïse Abélard Gustave Courbet · 1850 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Woman Feeding Chickens Same era · 1830s–1860s Woman Feeding Chickens Jean-François Millet · 1850 · Art Institute of Chicago Arab Horseman Attacked by a Lion Same era · 1830s–1860s Arab Horseman Attacked by a Lion Eugène Delacroix · 1849 · Art Institute of Chicago Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn (1825–1860), Princesse de Broglie Same era · 1830s–1860s Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn (1825–1860), Princesse de Broglie Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · 1853 · Metropolitan Museum of Art Olive Trees Same era · 1830s–1860s Olive Trees Vincent van Gogh · 1853 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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