Mihály Munkácsy

The native form of this personal name is Munkácsy Mihály. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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Mihály Munkácsy
Self-portrait drawing (1870s)
Born
Mihály Leó Lieb

(1844-02-20)20 February 1844
Munkács, Kingdom of Hungary (now Mukachevo, Ukraine)
Died1 May 1900(1900-05-01) (aged 56)
Endenich, Bonn, German Empire
Known forPainter
MovementRealism, Düsseldorf school of painting
SpouseCecile Papier
AwardsGold Medal (Paris Salon 1870)
Website[1]

Mihály Munkácsy (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmihaːj ˈmuŋkaːtʃi]; 20 February 1844 – 1 May 1900) was a Hungarian painter. He earned international reputation with his genre pictures and large-scale biblical paintings.

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