Viktor Madarász
Self-portrait from 1863
Viktor Madarász (born December 14, 1830 in Csetnek , † January 10, 1917 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian romantic painter .
He was a soldier and lieutenant in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848/1849 . He later lived in exile and studied painting from 1853 to 1856 in Vienna and with Léon Cogniet in Paris . The years in Paris from 1856 to 1870 were his most productive and successful. He mainly painted motifs from Hungarian history.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Madaraß, Victor . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 16th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1867, p. 237 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Benda: Madarász Viktor. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1972, p. 397.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Madarász, Viktor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian romantic painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Csetnek |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1917 |
| Place of death | Budapest |