Miksa Róth (26 December 1865 – 14 June 1944) was a Hungarian

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artist responsible for making mosaic and stained glass prominent art forms in Hungarian art. In part, Róth was inspired by the work of

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. Róth apprenticed at his father,

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's leaded stained glass studio. Starting a business in 1885, he would make commissions for a number of buildings, largely in Budapest, including the Hungarian Parliament Building and the

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. Róth also received a number of commissions outside the country as well, for example the

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