Pictures and their painters; the history of painting (1907)
Bryant, Lorinda Munson, 1855- · New York: John Lane Co. · leaf 341
. Inchoosing such a subject, ;\Iunkacsy has commemorated an oldcustom in Hungary—that of exposing a |irisoner, who had 312 GERMAN PAINTING been condeemed, to the public for several hours. The artisthas made the pathos of the scene heartrending. The terriblegrief of the wife, as she leans against… … Fig. 223.—llunkacs The Last Day of the Condemneil Mar. PrivateGallery, Philadelphia. ever}- emotion that pitying humanity feels for the unfortunate.]\Iichael de Munkacsy was born in Hungary in 1844. Whileapprenticed to a carpenter, he first began painting by deco-rating the furniture that was made…
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