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THAN Mór
(1828, Óbecse - 1899, Trieszt)
Imre király elfogja lázadó testvérét, Endrét
1857
Olaj, vászon, 132 x 198 cm
Magyar Nemzeti Galéria, Budapest
Than Mór "Imre király elfogja pártütõ öccsét, Endrét" c. képe, mellyel a mûvész 1857-ben a Pesti Mûegylet történelmi festménypályázatának elsõ díját nyerte el, jellemzõen mutatja a bécsi Rahl-iskolából kiinduló akadémikus festõ komponálásmódját. Than mindig figyelmet szentelt a jól értelmezhetõ csoportok egymás felé irányuló gesztusainak, a központi tengely köré rendezõ szimmetriának, a tömegek szín- és formabeli egyensúlyának. E stílusjegyek különösen szerencsésen jelentkeztek késõbbi monumentális falkép-dekorációin. E festményén Imre erélyes, királyi gesztusa uralkodik. Árpád-házi királyaink egyik legviharosabb sorsú figurája, Imre (1196-1204) szinte egész életén keresztül harcolni volt kénytelen lázadó, trónjára törõ öccse ellen, akit fogságba vetett. Végül is Imre halála után öccse II. Endre (1205-1235) néven lépett örökébe.
THAN, Mór
(1828, Óbecse - 1899, Triest)
King Emeric Captures His Insurgent Brother, Andrew
1857
Oil on canvas, 132 x 198 cm
Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest
Mór Than won First Prize of the Pest Art Society's historical painting competition in 1857 with this picture entitled "King Emeric Captures His Insurgent Brother Andrew". The Academic style of the composition is characteristic of the Viennese school of the painter Rahl, where Than studied. Than always paid close attention to the gestures bounding the various groups of figures together, to the balance of tones and forms, and he arranged the composition around a central axis. These stylistic elements were especially becoming in his monumental frescoes which he produced later in his career.
King Emeric's forceful, royal gesture dominates this picture. Emeric (1196-1204) had one of the most turbulent lives among the kings of the Árpád Dynasty: he had to fight throughout his life against his younger brother, Andrew, who also claimed the throne, and whom he eventually captured. Finally, after Emeric's death, his brother did become king of Hungary under the name Andrew II (1205-1235).