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Source Description
Seated in an inn, a pale young man wearing remnants of a military uniform describes to his companions a battle, which occurred in 1848 during the Hungarian uprising against Austrian-Hapsburg domination. An international figure, Munkacsy trained in Budapest, Vienna, Munich, and Paris. While attending the 1867 Exposition Universelle, he met the French realist Gustave Courbet and several members of the Barbizon school. Many of his later years were spent in the village of Barbizon, where he produced scenes of contemporary life set in his native Hungary or in France. Striving for realism, Munkacsy frequently used photographs in composing his scenes.
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Document identity
localId
18329
label
The Story of a Battle
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obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
18329
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Story of a Battle
description
Seated in an inn, a pale young man wearing remnants of a military uniform describes to his companions a battle, which occurred in 1848 during the Hungarian uprising against Austrian-Hapsburg domination. An international figure, Munkacsy trained in Budapest, Vienna, Munich, and Paris. While attending the 1867 Exposition Universelle, he met the French realist Gustave Courbet and several members of the Barbizon school. Many of his later years were spent in the village of Barbizon, where he produced scenes of contemporary life set in his native Hungary or in France. Striving for realism, Munkacsy frequently used photographs in composing his scenes.
provenance
Theodore Eggers, Vienna [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Avery [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [from Henry Walters handwritten notebook, 1887, no. 106]; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1882, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1875
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
104.5
height
140
dimensionsRaw
H: 41 1/8 x W: 55 1/8 in. (104.5 x 140 cm); Framed H: 60 1/8 × W: 73 15/16 × D: 6 1/2 in. (152.7 × 187.8 × 16.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower right: M Munkacsy
med
oil on canvas
creator_ids
5775
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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8ec68c67702a5600