Pál Balkay (1785 –1846) was a Hungarian

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best known for his portrait of ''The Sister and Brother''. He was born in Tiszaörs. Following his studies in

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, on the invitation of Ferenc Kazinczy, the reformist thinker who supported his activities, Balkay returned in 1808 to Hungary, where he taught art in the town of Eger from 1817. He painted many altar pictures and allegorical compositions on mythological figures and themes including "Leda and the Swan", 1810, and "The House of Peace" in 1820. His well-known works include the portraits of Kazinczy and his wife as well as his self-portrait.

Gallery

Balkay, Pal - Sister and Brother.jpg, ''The Sister and Brother'' Balkay Allegória.jpg, Balkay's 1820 allegorical painting ''A Tudomány és Szép Mesterségek Emlékezetére''

References

1785 births 1846 deaths People from Tiszaörs 19th-century Hungarian painters Painters from the Austrian Empire {{hungary-painter-stub