‘19th century’

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Ferenc Gosztonyi

… Chief Museologist of KEMKI Archive and Documentation Center (ADK). His fields of expertise include 19th and 20th century Hungarian and world art, international relations of Hungarian art, and the history of art history writing. His publications also cover these topics, and he also works as an editor of professional and reference publications. List of publications

Collection of Artist Relics

… and national heroes was an important element of Hungarian museum acquisition from the nineteenth century onwards. Prominent artists were surrounded by a veritable cult; elegant receptions and ceremonies were organised for them, and their funerals were held with great pomp, attracting huge crowds. Later, anniversary commemorations were regularly held to honour their memory. Thus it was only natural that, alongside artists’ works and documents, museums should also add artists’ belongings to …

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