Hungarian National Gallery
The Hungarian National Gallery ( Hungarian: Magyar Nemzeti Galéria) in the Hungarian city of Budapest has one of the most comprehensive collections of Hungarian art from the Middle Ages to the 20th century . It was founded in 1957 by amalgamating the outsourced departments of the Museum of Fine Arts and various municipal and private collections.
Today the museum is housed in three wings of the Castle Palace on Castle Hill in Budapest. Until 1957, the exhibits and works of art were housed in the former Palace of Justice on Kossuth tér , where the Ethnographic Museum is located.
Distribution of exhibitions
The National Gallery housed in the Budapest Castle Palace extends in three main wings over four floors.
The collection includes a .:
- gothic art. Here is particularly the marble sculpture of the head of the Hungarian ruler Bélas III. worth mentioning.
- late Gothic altarpieces
- Renaissance and Baroque art
- 19th century art . The paintings by Mihály Munkácsy , who is classified as part of Hungarian realism and is one of the most important Hungarian artists, are particularly worth seeing .
- 20th century art with many representatives of the Hungarian Secession
ground floor
On the ground floor you can find, among other things, medieval sculptures , Gothic sculptures and panel paintings .
Particularly noteworthy are the medieval stone carvings and individual relics from Romanesque and Gothic churches in Hungary. Among other things, there are also the impressive winged altars from Jánosrét , which were made in the 15th century .
First floor
On the first floor, works of art from the baroque and classicism are exhibited. You can also find 19th century art and late Gothic winged altars, panel paintings and sculptures .
Second story
The second floor deals primarily with painting from the turn of the century . Other sculptures from the 20th century are also exhibited here.
Third floor
The third floor houses, among other things, exhibits of contemporary art , art of the 20th century as well as coins and small sculptures from the 19th and 20th centuries .
Web links
- Official website (Hungarian & English)
Coordinates: 47 ° 29 ′ 46 ″ N , 19 ° 2 ′ 23 ″ E
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Hungarian National Gallery. Retrieved April 9, 2017 .