1. Mór Than (1828-1899 ) Made by : Réka Garzsik

2. Mór Than Born 19th June 1828., Óbecse. Died in Triest on 11th March 1899. Famous Hungarian painter of period of Romanticism during 1800’s. His paintings typically historical. He painted battles, war devices and objects.

3. Mór Than

4. After secondary school he studied law and philosophy in Pest. He studied fine arts from Miklós Barabás. Miklós Barabás was an important person in his life. Than Mór became a well-known artist abroad, too (e.g. Italy) Life

5. Artúr Görgey He was a war painter beside Artúr Görgey, the leader of the Hungarian spring campaign in 1849. In his series of aquarelles a lot of battles can be seen.

6. Portrait about mother

7. The Mohács disaster (1846)

8. The Mohács disaster He lived in Paris for 5 years and made this painting there. This picture is not usual as shows heroism of the Hungarian army and not ‘the death of the nation’.

9. The Battle of Szolnok (1849)

10. Szolnok battle One of the paintings of the Spring campaign aquarelle series about the beginning of the campaign on (the) 5th (of)March 1849 in Szolnok. The painting is about the scene where General Damjanich took over Hapsburg guns next to Saint János Church. There are more statues in Szolnok to remember the heroes of this battle.

11. Szolnok battle

12. The Colony of Artists General János Damjanich

13. The fight at Isaszeg (1849)

14. The fight at Isaszeg Can be seen at Hungarian National Gallery – one of the aquarelles. It was one of the biggest fights during the War of Independence 1848-49.

15. The first Hungarian stamp The plan of the stampKároly Than

16. The Battle of Komárom (1849)

17. Recruitment (1848)

18. Recruitment The title was censored and changed into ‘Recruitment before 1848’. Characteristic: central composition – all the movements of the groups are coursed to the centre figures.

19. The Feast of Attila (1865)

20. The Feast of Attila Painting of two singers singing about the heroism. You can feel the emotions of the audience. It was composed by a detailed description of a Byzantine clerk.

21. The Capture of Lőrinc Nyáry (1853)

22. The Capture of Lőrinc Nyáry It is one of the earliest pieces of Romantic historical paintings. Characteristics: - moving composition - passionate mood of characters

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