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Showing posts with label goldsmith works. Show all posts
Showing posts with label goldsmith works. Show all posts
Sunday, December 14, 2025

Exhibition of Goldsmith Works in Zagreb

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A major exhibition at the Museum of the City of Zagreb is dedicated to Gothic and Renaissance Goldsmithing in Zagreb (1450-1550). Most of t...
Thursday, April 07, 2022

The Age of the Árpád Dynasty - The missed opportunity of the Székesfehérvár exhibition

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The year 2022 marks the 800th anniversary of the issuance of the Golden Bull by King Andrew II.  Issued at the 1222 Diet held at Fehérvár, t...
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Wednesday, February 02, 2022

In memoriam László Beke (1944-2022)

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László Beke (1944-2022) On January 31, 2022, art historian László Beke passed away in Budapest. He was 78 years old. He was one of the most ...
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Tuesday, April 13, 2021

An Overview of the Excavations of Pétermonostora near Bugac

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Detail of one of the reliquary plaques It is well-known that the majority of the medieval monuments of the Hungarian Great Plains had been d...
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Monday, June 26, 2017

Grammar and Grace - Exhibition on the Reformation at the Hungarian National Museum

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Perhaps the most important event of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation is the major exhibition organized by the Hungarian Nation...
Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Ostrich egg cup of Christopher Báthory at the Ashmolean Museum - Updated

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The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford has recently called attention to a magnificent ostrich egg cup on Twitter: #WorldEggDay Silver gilt cup...
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Saturday, April 11, 2015

Hungarian Treasure on view at the Metropolitan Museum

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Chalice, 1462, Inv. 2010.109.6 As reported earlier on this blog , The Metropolitan Museum of Art has recently purchased the best object...
Wednesday, January 07, 2015

Medieval news update

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During the last five years, I wrote on various subjects on this blog, including the discoveries of treasure hoards and wall paintings, inte...
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Sunday, July 20, 2014

Treasury of Gyöngyös parish church opens to public

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The Treasury of the medieval parish church of Gyöngyös , dedicated to St. Bartholomew, reopened for visitor at the beginning of July. T...
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Bethlen 400

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Egidius Sadeler II: Gábor Bethlen, c. 1620 This year marks the 400th anniversary of the beginning of the rule of Gábor Bethlen as Princ...
Saturday, December 31, 2011

Pope Sylvester and the regalia of St. Stephen (Happy New Year!)

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December 31st is the feast day of St. Sylvester, that is Pope Sylvester I (314-335), well known as the recipient of the Donatio Constantini...
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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Hungarian silver from Heller collection on view in MAK Frankfurt

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Lidded jug, 1605. Nagyszeben (Hermannstadt / Sibiu)  © Museum für Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt  Since earlier this year, the gold and...
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