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4 Hungarian National Gallery Luischen (1884)
One of the earliest works by the sculptor VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Alajos Stróbl is this marble bust of a young
Established in 1957, the Hungarian National St Anne Altarpiece (c.1520) girl who was to become his wife. Practical Information
Gallery houses a comprehensive collection This elaborately decora- Buda Palace, Wings A, B, C, D,
ted folding altarpiece
of Hungarian art from medieval times to from Kisszeben is one Szent György tér 2. Map 3 1B/C.
Tel (1) 439 73 25. Open 10am–
the 20th century. Gathered by various groups of the gallery’s 6pm Tue–Sun (last ticket 5pm).
and institutions since 1839, these works had Gothic high lights. & 8 call to arrange for an
previously been exhibited at the Hungarian English-speaking guide, (1) 201
National Museum (see pp102–3) and the Museum 90 82. = - ∑ mng.hu
of Fine Arts (see p110). The collection now Woman Bathing Transport
(1901)
@ 16, 16A, 116.
occupies four wings (A, B, C and D) of the Royal Third floor This painting by
Palace. There are eight permanent exhibitions, Károly Lotz is the
which present the most valuable and critically finest example of Gallery Guide
acclaimed Hungarian art in the world. Neo-Classical Early stone and Gothic exhibits
painting in Hungary. are on the ground floor.
It reflects his Late Gothic, Renaissance
fascination for the
Madonna of Toporc (c. 1420) work of the French and Baroque works and
This is a captivating example of painter, Ingres. 19th-century works share the
medieval wood sculpture in the first floor. Works from the early
Gothic style. It was originally 20th century are on the second
crafted for a church in floor, and the most modern
Spiz (now part of Slovakia). pieces are on the third floor.
First floor

Second
floor

Madonna of Bártfa
(1465–70)
This painting of Virgin
and Child is from a
church in Bártfa (now in
Slovakia). It is thought
to have been painted in
Krakow, Poland. Churning Woman (1872–3)
This painting is by Mihály
Wing D Ground Munkácsy, Hungary’s most
floor Wing C internationally celebrated artist. The
tiredness of the woman’s features
Main entrance with her worn hands show the
reality of a life of poverty.
Key
Medieval and Renaissance stone carvings
Panel paintings and wooden sculptures
from the Gothic period
. The Visitation
(1506) Late Gothic winged altarpieces
This painting by Master Late Renaissance and Baroque art
MS is a delightful 19th-century paintings, sculptures and medals Wing B . Picnic in May (1873)
example of late Gothic Paintings, sculptures and medals 1900–1945 The captivating colours of this
Hungarian art. It is a landscape scene were painted
fragment of a folding Hungarian art post-1945 Wing A by Pál Szinyei Merse. He was
altarpiece from a Mihály Munkácsy and The Realism of the End influenced by two works of
church in Selmecbánya of the 19th Century Edouard Manet and Claude Monet,
in modern-day Slovakia. Temporary exhibition space both entitled Le Déjeuner sur l’Herbe.
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