Monday, December 15, 2025

Viktor Madarász 
(1830 - 1917)

Viktor Madarász was a Hungarian painter in the Romantic style. He is best known for his historical scenes and portraits.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Madarász

The Mourning of László Hunyadi 
1859
Oil on canvas
243 × 311.5 cm 
Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest
https://en.mng.hu/artworks/54526/

László Hunyadi, the son of the great defeater of the Ottomans János Hunyadi who thus became a national hero, was ordered to be killed by Vladislav V. Young Hunyadi enjoyed widespread popularity among the Hungarians, so he was seen as a rival to the young, inexperienced Vladislav V who served foreign interests. The Hunyadi theme was very popular in the history painting of the century; László Hunyadi’s farewell and his dying were eternalized by many and in various ways. The Madarász painting captures a very special moment, the wake. Next to the body, covered by a white shroud are his mother Erzsébet Szilágyi and his bride Mária Gara, their movements and facial expressions mirroring profound grief.

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