Arrival of the Hungarians by Árpád Feszty et al. 1892-1894 (Huge 400 foot long Cyclorama!)
The actual painting is too big (65,000 × 6,469 pixels) for blogger's upload size limit so I split it into several different sections and have a link to the full painting at the bottom under "Source/Quote".
"The Arrival of the Hungarians (Hungarian: A magyarok bejövetele; commonly known as Feszty Panorama or Feszty Cyclorama, Hungarian: Feszty-körkép) is a large cyclorama – a circular panoramic painting – by Hungarian painter Árpád Feszty and his assistants, depicting the beginning of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin in 895.
It was completed in 1894 for the 1000th anniversary of the event. Since the 1100th anniversary of the event in 1995, the painting has been displayed in the Ópusztaszer National Heritage Park, Hungary.
The 1760 m² cyclorama depicts approximately 2000 persons.
The painting is nearly 15 meters (50 feet) tall and almost 120 meters (400 feet) in length.
In 1891, Árpád Feszty saw a panoramic painting by Detaille and Neuville in Paris. At first, his idea was to paint the biblical flood in a similar manner, but on advice of his father-in-law, the famous Hungarian writer Mór Jókai, he changed his mind and painted the Arrival of the Hungarians instead.
In the siege of Budapest during World War II, the building and the canvas of the cyclorama suffered damages. Rain and snow fell on the painting. After the changes to Hungary's borders, the only savior of the painting, István Feszty, nephew of Árpád Feszty, found himself outside of the new borders of Hungary; and Masa Feszty daughter of Árpád Feszty had no opportunity to save it either.
In the 1970s, a decision was made to build a National Heritage Park in Ópusztaszer. Restoration of the painting and the construction of a new rotunda for the cyclorama began. The construction stopped in 1979, and parts of the canvas were again stored rolled up. In 1991, a Polish group of restorers won the contract for a new restoration (Psst, thanks Poland bros). Since 1995 it has been on display again, together with artificial terrain and hidden speakers playing realistic sound effects. A great success, it is the main attraction of the heritage park of Ópusztaszer."
-taken from Wikipedia
Source/Quote:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Feszty_Panorama.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrival_of_the_Hungarians
"The Arrival of the Hungarians (Hungarian: A magyarok bejövetele; commonly known as Feszty Panorama or Feszty Cyclorama, Hungarian: Feszty-körkép) is a large cyclorama – a circular panoramic painting – by Hungarian painter Árpád Feszty and his assistants, depicting the beginning of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin in 895.
It was completed in 1894 for the 1000th anniversary of the event. Since the 1100th anniversary of the event in 1995, the painting has been displayed in the Ópusztaszer National Heritage Park, Hungary.
The 1760 m² cyclorama depicts approximately 2000 persons.
The painting is nearly 15 meters (50 feet) tall and almost 120 meters (400 feet) in length.
In 1891, Árpád Feszty saw a panoramic painting by Detaille and Neuville in Paris. At first, his idea was to paint the biblical flood in a similar manner, but on advice of his father-in-law, the famous Hungarian writer Mór Jókai, he changed his mind and painted the Arrival of the Hungarians instead.
In the siege of Budapest during World War II, the building and the canvas of the cyclorama suffered damages. Rain and snow fell on the painting. After the changes to Hungary's borders, the only savior of the painting, István Feszty, nephew of Árpád Feszty, found himself outside of the new borders of Hungary; and Masa Feszty daughter of Árpád Feszty had no opportunity to save it either.
In the 1970s, a decision was made to build a National Heritage Park in Ópusztaszer. Restoration of the painting and the construction of a new rotunda for the cyclorama began. The construction stopped in 1979, and parts of the canvas were again stored rolled up. In 1991, a Polish group of restorers won the contract for a new restoration (Psst, thanks Poland bros). Since 1995 it has been on display again, together with artificial terrain and hidden speakers playing realistic sound effects. A great success, it is the main attraction of the heritage park of Ópusztaszer."
-taken from Wikipedia
 |
| The seven chieftains of the Magyars, Árpád leading the way. |
 |
| The wife of Arpad. I believe her name was Abacil? |
 |
| Árpád's wife, greater detail. |
 |
 |
| A Táltos (Hungarian shaman with supernatural powers) conducting a ritual. |
 |
| Táltos ritual, greater detail. |
 |
| Hungarians fighting what appear to be Franks or Moravians. |
 |
| The first sketch by Feszty, from 1891. |
 |
| Feszty and his assistants at work. |
 |
| Feszty's Panorama was displayed at the Greater Britain Exhibition (World's Fair) of 1899. |
 |
| The damaged painting. Detail of the painting before its restoration. |
Source/Quote:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Feszty_Panorama.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrival_of_the_Hungarians
Comments
Post a Comment