Bertalan Székely

Made by: Boróka Presír

Zsófia Katona

Biographical data

Born: 1835 Kolozsvár (Romania) Died: 1910 Budapest Hungarian painter of historicism

and romanticism Learnt in Vienna Transylvania ->traveller painter Teacher, educator

Paintings, works

Young self-portrait Made in 1859,

München. Showing human

warmth

II. Lajos’s dead body found

In the Mohács battle fell last Jagello-house’s king

This moment is the starting event of the 150 year of Turkey’s reign

Dobozy and his wife

Made by in 1861. Mihály Dobozy does

not allow his wife to the hands of his enemy’s. He kills his wife, and he fights against the Turks but they kill him.

Women of Eger

Made in 1870. This painting is painted

froby the inspiration of Géza Gárdonyi’s novel Egri csillagok( Stars of Eger)

Data from the painting

Székely Bertalan showed it to publicin Vienna in 1868 and introduced it to the Fine Arts Society in 1867

Shows heroism. Historical and romantic style In the middle a woman is standing.

2.

Everything is in moving. Colours in contrast (white,red,yellow,black) This is the moment, when the women fight

with stones, gulyas soup) The fire is the biggest symbol. It shows the walls of Eger Castle.

A little boy with a slice of bread and butter

Around 1875 He is the painter’s early

dead son, whose name was Armin.

Blood contract

This picture shows the 7 chiefs’ blood contract.

The clear colours refer to the secession.

Zrínyi’s outbrust

Made in1879-85. This painting shows the Castle of Szigetvár.

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