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Priest and Boy by Mihály Munkácsy

Priest and Boy

Mihály Munkácsy · 1865

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Artist
Mihály Munkácsy
Date
1865
Medium
Watercolor over graphite on cream wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
47.2 × 34.5 cm (18 5/8 × 13 5/8 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
United States
Credit line
The Charles Deering Collection
THE ARTIST

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 Backgammon Players Same era · 1850s–1880s The Backgammon Players Philip Webb · 1861 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Two Boats in a Storm Same era · 1850s–1880s Two Boats in a Storm Léon-Victor Dupré · 1870 · Art Institute of Chicago Paris Street; Rainy Day Same era · 1850s–1880s Paris Street; Rainy Day Kawabata Gyokushō · 1877 · Art Institute of Chicago A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?) Same era · 1850s–1880s A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?) Edgar Degas · 1865 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cliffs on the Sea Coast: Small Beach, Sunrise (Falaise au bord de la mer, vu Petite Plage, soleil levant) Same era · 1850s–1880s Cliffs on the Sea Coast: Small Beach, Sunrise (Falaise au bord de la mer, vu Petite Plage, soleil levant) Gustave Courbet · 1865 · Art Institute of Chicago Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers Same era · 1850s–1880s Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers Édouard Manet · 1865 · Art Institute of Chicago Mirope Savati Gaye Same era · 1850s–1880s Mirope Savati Gaye Mariano Fortuny Marsal · 1865 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Mount Washington from the Intervale Same era · 1850s–1880s Mount Washington from the Intervale William Hart · 1865
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