TELEPY, Károly

(b. 1828 Debrecen, d. 1906 Budapest)

Hungarian painter. Telepy, a pupil of Miklós Barabás, studied in Munich and at the Venice Academy in 1852-57. He visited Rome in 1857. Initially, he painted portraits in Barabás’s style, but he also did some altar pictures. His later academic-romantic landscapes were inspired by his experiences abroad (Swiss Landscape, and Rome) and in Hungary ( Ruins of Diósgyõr Castle, Dévény”, Lake Balaton at Aliga, Mátraszentkereszt etc.). From 1861 until his death, he was the secretary of the Art Society in Budapest. In this capacity he played an important role in the art life of his time.

Carthusian Monastery in the Vicinity of Rome

K�roly Telepy spent two years in Rome drawing antique ruins and other monuments. On this picture three old cypresses can be seen with a Carthusian monastery in the background. According to the tradition the trees were planted by Michelangelo.

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The Ruins of Diósgyõr Castle

K�roly Telepy, a typical representative of Romantic landscape painting in Hungary, was the secretary of the National Fine Art Society for decades. Similarly to several other painters in the second half of the 19th century, he was very much attracted to the events of ancient Hungarian history. This is one of the reasons why he so often depicted castles, the witnesses of stormy events. The Ruins of Di�sgy�r Castle was painted in 1860. The significance of the ruins in the background is doubled by their image, mirrored in the lake. The colourful group of women in the foreground creates a fine counterpoint in the well-balanced composition. The painting show the impact of Mark�’s Italian circle.

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