Ferenc Markó (3 June 1832, in

Kismarton Eisenstadt (; hu, Kismarton; hr, Željezni grad; ; sl, Železno, Austro-Bavarian: ''Eisnstod'') is a city in Austria, the state capital of Burgenland. It had a recorded population on 29 April 2021 of 15,074. In the Habsburg Empire's Kingdom ...

– 3 August 1874, in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

) was a Hungarian painter who specialized in landscapes; usually with figures. His father was the painter,

Károly Markó the Elder Károly Markó, also known as Carlo Marco (25 September 1791,
@ the Magyar Életrajzi Lexikonban. Károly Markó the Younger Károly Markó, also known as Carlo Marco or Markó the Younger ( Pest, January 22, 1822 – Moscow, 1891), was a Hungarian-Italian painter, mainly of landscapes. Carlo's father, Károly Markó the Elder, was born in Hungary and died in Italy. ...

(Carlo) and

András Markó András or Andrea Markó (1824–1895) was a Hungarian-Italian painter, mainly of landscapes. Like his brother, the more famous landscape painter Károly Markó the Younger (Carlo Marko), he was active in Florence, Italy. Biography He was born ...

(Andrea), were also painters.

Life and work

His initial training in art came from his father. He then joined his brothers in Italy and spent two years at the

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, where he made paintings of figures and nude drawings. He also became involved in the

First Italian War of Independence The First Italian War of Independence ( it, Prima guerra d'indipendenza italiana), part of the Italian Unification (''Risorgimento''), was fought by the Kingdom of Sardinia (Piedmont) and Italian volunteers against the Austrian Empire and other ...

and was imprisoned. After his release, he was banished from Italy and moved to Pest in 1853.Brief biography
@ Kieselbach. He was a frequent exhibitor at the Pesti Műegylet (Pest Art Association) and the Kunstverein in Vienna. A large selection of his works may been seen at the

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. They are often confused with those of his father.

References

External links

More works by Markó
@ ArtNet {{DEFAULTSORT:Marko, Ferenc 1832 births 1874 deaths Artists from the Austrian Empire Hungarian painters Landscape painters from Austria-Hungary People from Eisenstadt