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Freitag, März 14, 2008

Sándor Petőfi 1823 -1849

Sándor Petőfi

Sándor Petőfi the hungarian artist became imortal in his short life as gifted writer and enthusiastic revolutionary in those days of March 1848. It was him who proclaimed the famous Nemzeti dal, the later hungarian national anthem. His writings represent a traditional,popular and national attitude. His language could be understood by average man and expressed the feelings and thoughts of the simple people. He was lost in the fights against the Habsburg regime and his body was never found. Jeno Bory was comissioned for the scultpure,a Turul bird with a harp,which was given to the public in 1911.

Kategorien / Categories: Artists, Petőfi Sándor

Freitag, August 03, 2007

Buday Barna

BUday Barna

The name of Buday Barna is not noted in the official map of 1990, which is a bit surprising because the tomb and the sculpture show clear signs of aging. I assume that Buday Barna was a writer as the sculpture holds a writing feather in the right hand.


Kategorien / Categories: Artists, Buday Barna

Radics Béla (1867-1930)

Radics Béla
Radics Béla was a well known composer and "gypsy primas". He performed in MOnte Carlo,Paris,London and Baden-Baden. Debussy was an admirer of his art. The sculpture is a work by Siklódi Lajos.

Kategorien / Categories: Artists, Radics Béla

Donnerstag, Mai 17, 2007

Ligeti Miklós 1871-1944

The tombstone of Ligeti Miklós (1871-1944) is a rather modern one. Instead of representing the deceases person there is an empty chair left with a hat, coat and walking stick. These things are left in a way as if the owner just left for a short time and will be back soon. In the evening the sunbeams fall from the side on this place like a spot light on a theater stage. Ligeti Miklós had been a sculptor and some of of the scultpures on the cemetery have been designed by him (Eisele család ).


Kategorien / Categories: Artists, Ligeti Miklós

Samstag, April 21, 2007

Ferenc Sandor

ERKEL, SANDOR (1846 - 1900), a famous composer and conductor,was the son of Ferenc Erkel (1810-1893)one of the most famous hungarian composers. Erkel Ferenc is said to be the creator of the first modern hungarian opera dedicated to a national hero László Hunyadi. Erkel also composed the national anthem of Hungaria. The Sculpture was designed by the artist József Róna.

Kategorien / Categories: Artists, Erkel Ferenc

Montag, Februar 05, 2007

IZSÓ Miklós a hungarian sculptor

The tomb of the artist IZSÓ Miklós (1831-1875)is located in the well known 12th lot of the cemetery,where many hungarian artists are buried. As most of the sculptures also this figue is more than life size.

Kategorien / Categories: Artists, IZSÓ Miklós

Donnerstag, Februar 01, 2007

Miklós Barabás (February 10, 1810 - February 12, 1898)

This is one of the fine bronze sculptures that can be seen at the cemetery. Miklós Barabás (February 10, 1810 - February 12, 1898) was a Hungarian painter. He his mostly known for his portrait paintings. The sculpture was designed by Telcs,Ede.

Miklos Barabas


Kategorien / Categories: Artists, Miklós Barabás

Samstag, Januar 27, 2007

The lark of the nation Blaha Lujza

Quite different from the previous tombstone is the atmosphre around the monument for the famous actress Blaha Lujza. The monument is located close to the arcade buildings in the shade of a tree. The actress exhausted from her work seems to sleep or to take a rest under a canopy,while some children and an elder musician seem to wait for her wakeup. For me there was no much sadness at this place but a sense of brightness and hope for a possible comeback after death. Blaha Lujza was a real star during the golden age, the time between 1880 until 1914 when the first world war started. In the 1870s a special popular genre a kind of "farmers musical" had been developed and Blaha Lujza was the celebrated main figure in many of those plays. Her fame was outstanding and she stood not back against the actors of the national theater.

Blaha Luijza  


Kategorien / Categories: Artists, Blaha Luijza