The Beauty of Utopia. Pre-Raphaelite influences on Hungarian art

Exhibition May 13 − August 22, 2021
The Hungarian National Gallery holds an exhibition "The Beauty of Utopia. Pre-Raphaelite influences on Hungarian art".

The exhibition demonstrates the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites on the work of the masters of Hungary in four thematic groups: works by the Gödöllő artists' colony, paintings of the "Pre-Raphaelite period" by Lajos Gulácsi, English influences in Hungarian art at the turn of the 19th century, and prints and drawings by Pre-Raphaelites that are important in the history of the National Museum collection, including works by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Edward Burne-Jones and Walter Crane.

Nineteenth-century Hungarian art was primarily shaped by the influence of Austria, Germany, and France. However, British-Hungarian relations at the turn of the century contributed to the productive influence of Pre-Raphaelite art, the arts and crafts movement, and numerous English artists on Hungarian literature, fine and applied art, and architecture.

Prepared according to the materials of the website Hungarian National Gallery.