Wednesday, April 17, 2019

INFLUENCE OF ITALY : HUNGARIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM - HISTORY OF HUNGARY PERMANENT EXHIBIT


HUNGARIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM - HISTORY OF HUNGARY

Browse through the photos of the permanent collection and note the influence of the Italian Renaissance on Hungary (the first country to be influenced) : architecture, art, fashion.


Search for these words: ...the townsmen involved with long-distance trade were overwhelmingly of German or Italian descent and had family connections with many towns...  However, this tapestry commissioned by King Matthias Corvinus and considered a masterpiece of Ittalian textile art, was made specifically for secular use.



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