Pál Balkay
Hungarian painter and teacher (1785–1846)
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Pál Balkay (1785–1846) was a Hungarian painter[1] and teacher.[2] He was born in Tiszaörs and studied in Vienna.[3]
He painted many altar pictures and allegorical compositions on mythological figures and themes including "Leda and the Swan", 1810, and "The House of Peace" in 1820. His well-known works include the portraits of Kazinczy and his wife as well as his self-portrait.[citation needed]
Gallery
The Sister and Brother
Balkay's 1820 allegorical painting A Tudomány és Szép Mesterségek Emlékezetére
