Mihály from Munkácsy
Mihály von Munkácsy , actually Michael Lieb (born February 20, 1844 in Munkács ; † May 1, 1900 in Endenich , German Empire ), was a Hungarian painter of realism and fresco who was known throughout Europe in the 19th century.
Life
Mihály von Munkácsy came from a Bavarian family who had lived in Eastern Hungary (Bártfa, today Bardejov , Slovakia) since 1730 . In 1863 he took the name Munkácsy out of love for his birthplace. His training began with a four-year apprenticeship as a carpenter. In 1863 he studied at the Art Academy in Budapest and in 1864 at the Vienna Art Academy . From 1866 to 1868 he stayed in Munich to continue his studies with Franz Adam . His acquaintance with Wilhelm Leibl also dates from this time . From 1868 to 1870 he continued his studies at the Düsseldorf Art Academy with Benjamin Vautier and Ludwig Knaus . It was there that he wrote his first major work, The Last Day of a Condemned Man (1878) . From 1872 to 1896 he lived in Paris , where he was a regular exhibitor at the Paris Salon .
Munkácsy created numerous small-format landscapes in the style of the Barbizon school . These, like his genre scenes , his still lifes and portraits, as well as the pathetic history pictures and religious representations, are characterized by a safe and lively brushwork and warm and bright colors ( colorism ). Munkácsy's early works were socially committed and dedicated to the Hungarian struggle for freedom. With the move to Paris (1872) he turned to salon art . His marriage to the wealthy Baroness de Marches (1874) began a life for him as a “ painter prince ”. Only in his later works did he find his way back to social and political engagement. His work had a great influence on Hungarian painting.
Many of his works are now in the Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest, in the Neue Pinakothek in Munich ( visit to a woman who has recently given birth ), but also in other museums in Europe and the USA . The ceiling painting in the staircase of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna also comes from him.
Munkácsy died of mental derangement in the Endeich asylum . His tomb is on the Budapest Kerepesi temető .
literature
- K. Benda: Munkácsy Mihály from. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 442 f. (Direct links on p. 442 , p. 443 ).
- Horst Ludwig: Mihály von Munkácsy (Michael Lieb) . In: Neue Pinakothek - Explanations of the exhibited works , Munich 1989.
- Guy May: Franz Liszt, Luxembourg and the Munkácsys , Editions Saint-Paul, Luxembourg 2011.
- Franz Menges : Munkácsy, Michael von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-428-00199-0 , p. 597 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Munkácsy, M. . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 19th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1868, p. 460 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Munkacsy . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 11, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 885.
- Literature by and about Mihály von Munkácsy in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Franz Menges : Munkácsy, Michael von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-428-00199-0 , p. 597 f. ( Digitized version ).
- ↑ knerger.de: The grave of Mihály von Munkácsy
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SURNAME | Munkácsy, Mihály from |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Munkácsy, Mihály von; Dear, Mihály from; Munkácsy, Michael von; Dear, Michael from; Munkácsy, Mihály de |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1844 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Munkács |
DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 1900 |
Place of death | Endeich , German Empire |