Pál Balkay

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Balkay's 1820 allegorical painting A Tudomány és Szép Mesterségek Emlékezetére
Balkay's 1820 allegorical painting A Tudomány és Szép Mesterségek Emlékezetére

Pál Balkay 1785, Tiszaörs - 1846, Eger) was a Hungarian painter and teacher best known for his portrait of the Sister and Brother.

Following his studies in Vienna, upon the invitation of Ferenc Kazinczy, the reformist thinker who supported his activities all along, he returned to Hungary in 1808 where he taught art in the town of Eger from 1817.

The Sister and Brother
The Sister and Brother

He painted many altar pictures and allegorical compositions on mythological figures and themes including the (Leda and the Swan, 1810 and The House of Peace in 1820. His well-known works include the portraits of Kazinczy and his wife as well as his self-portrait.[1]

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  1. ^ Fine Arts in Hungary
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