Millennium 130 – Antalffy Péter történész tárlatvezetése

Conceptions of History at the End of the 19th Century

The era of dualism marked one of the golden ages of historical sculpture and painting. Even before the 1896 millennium celebrations, artists were reenacting the great moments of Hungarian history in massive, multi-figure paintings featuring almost cinematic scenes. During this guided tour, we’ll take a fresh look at works that, even after more than a century, remain a well-known part of Hungary’s visual memory. How did artists turn to history, and which events from the past thousand years did they choose to depict? How did they create the appearances of figures from bygone eras, and where could these works be seen? How did the depictions of medieval figures in paintings change, and what do we know about them today?