1875 · Magyar Nemzeti Galéria, Budapest

"The Baptism of Vajk" by Gyula Benczúr won First Prize in competition Minister of Culture József Eötvös announced with the purpose of promoting historical painting in Hungary. In the study prepared for the painting, which was eventually entered for the competition, a conspicuous group of pagan Hungarian was present. When the final picture was completed in 1875, there was no indication of the pagans, i.Show more