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Ernő Bánk
Ernő Bánk (1883, Szalmatercs - 1962, Budapest) was a Hungarian painter and teacher noted for his miniature portraits. He was a member of the Association of Hungarian Watercolour and Pastel Painters. Bánk trained as a secondary school teacher and in 1915 obtained a doctorate in geography and history from Budapest Pázmány Péter University. He also studied painting under Henrik Pap and Béla Sándor at the School of Applied Arts. Between 1914 and 1918 he painted portraits for the 30th Infantry Regiment that were shown at the Museum of Military History. In 1918 and 1919 he worked as secretary for the Civil Radical Party. He died in 1962. Exhibitions of his work were held in the Hungarian National Gallery The Hungarian National Gallery (also known as Magyar Nemzeti Galéria, ), was established in 1957 as the national art museum. It is located in Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary. Its collections cover Hungarian art in all genres, including the w ... in 1978 and in the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szalmatercs
Szalmatercs is a village in Nógrád county, Hungary. History The area was settled in the mid-10th century by Pecheneg tribes, including the Tomaj clan, who owned land in Losonc (Lučenec). The “Szalma” part of the village's name comes from the Pecheneg word for border guard. “Tercs” is of Slavic origin, possibly meaning target. A Papal tithing list from 1332 to 1337 represents the first documentary evidence of the village. The inhabitants apparently moved to the site of the present village from a nearby valley. In 1548, the two main local landowners were the infamous Ferenc Bebek and the famed defender of the Bussa (Bušince) fortress Mihály Szalmatercsy. In the course of the second half of the 16th century, the region was captured and occupied by Ottoman forces. Under Ottoman rule, the parish church of Szalmatercs was destroyed. (It was not until 2006 that a replacement Catholic church was built in the village.) In 1598, the village came under the ownership of Mihál ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |