 Painting and Graphic Arts
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| The earliest relic of Hungarian painting is the 12th century fresco of the undercroft of the church in Feldebrõ. The painting of Byzantine style is in the interior of the Romanesque building. The Esztergom royal castle and its chapel house relics of 13th-14th century Gothic painting. Similarly, the Esztergom palace accommodates the remnants of the Renaissance frescos that date back to the period of King Matthias. These frescos depict the allegoric figures of virtue... |
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| Sculpture |
The best-known works of sculpture of the Romanesque period are the figures of the gate of the Ják church. One of the relics preserved until this day of the wooden sculptures characteristic of Hungary in the 14th and 15th centuries is the Saint Nicholas Altar of Jánosrét... |
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| Architecture |
The first Hungarian architecture relics date back to the Romanesque period. The military camp of Aquincum was situated on the territory of today's Óbuda during the second century, and smaller castles can be found in Nagytétény, Tác and Leányfalu. Old Christian findings include the crypt in Pécs and the Szombathely basilica... |
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| Music |
Hungary has won high renown in world musical history. Though the country's history has repeatedly prevented uninterrupted development, talented Hungarian musicians in classical music and jazz alike are world famous in our days as well ... |
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| Folk arts |
The world famous Hungarian folk art was born of the harsh world of peasants, where every piece of garment had its significance, where it was a disgrace to get married without a trousseau, where Christian holidays resurrected superstitious beliefs ... |
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