Pál Szinyei Merse

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Pál Szinyei Merse, by Wilhelm Leibl, 1869.
Pál Szinyei Merse, by Wilhelm Leibl, 1869.

Pál Szinyei Merse (also known Paul von Szinyei-Merse; 1845 – 1920) was a Hungarian painter and politician.

He learned painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich under Karl von Piloty. He was a friend of Wilhelm Leibl and Hans Makart. His are some of the earliest works of Impressionism in Hungary and Central Europe.

At the 1873 World's Fair in Vienna he won a medal with his painting Bath House.

Szinyei was also an active politician. He was elected to the parliament where he fought for the modernization of art education.

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