- Pál Szinyei Merse
Pál Szinyei Merse (also known Paul von Szinyei-Merse;
July 4 , 1845 –February 2 ,1920 ) was a Hungarian painter and politician.Born in
Chminianska Nová Ves ,Slovakia , (before 1918 Szinyeújfalu, Hungary, he learned painting at theAcademy of Fine Arts, Munich underKarl von Piloty . He was a friend ofWilhelm Leibl andHans Makart . His are some of the earliest works ofImpressionism in Hungary and Central Europe.At the 1873 World's Fair in
Vienna he won a medal with his painting "Bath House".Szinyei was also an active politician. He was elected to the parliament where he fought for the modernization of art education. He died in
February 2 ,1920 , just four month and two days before theTrianon treaty , inJarovnice , which treaty passed the town and all what is now known asSlovakia to the newly formedCzechoslovakia .External links
* [http://www.hung-art.hu/frames-e.html?/english/s/szinyei/ Short biography]
* [http://keptar.demasz.hu/keptar/english/s/szinyei/index.html Another website with the same biography]
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