Transcript The Renaissance today in Hungary

In Eastern Europe Hungary was amongst the first states influenced by the
Renaissance. The cause of it was King Matthias, who was brought up by
eminent Humanists, and was passionately fond of the new artistic luxuries.
After he married Beatrix of Aragon (daughter of the King of Naples),
representatives of Italian Renaissance found a second home in his court. Many
Italian artists, craftsmen and masons arrived at Buda with the new queen.
Many buildings were built,
art pieces were created, but
in the fights of the later
centuries a lot of them
damaged or destroyed.
Fortunately not all, so we
have several even now:
The Bakócz Chapel
It was built as a tomb for Bishop Tamás Bakócz
in 1506-1507. In the XIX. Century it was cut into
several pieces and moved stone by stone and
rebuilt as a side-chapel of the Basilica of Esztergom.
A very unique building is the Firetower of Sopron.
It’s base was built in gothic, the
middle in renaissance, and the roof in
baroque style.
If we mention King Mathias we cannot
miss the Royal Palace of Visegrad. It was
the center of his realm, and he built it
into a real renaissance palace.
After the Turk victories, it was
slowly demolished, and forget.
In the 1930’s János Schulek an
architect discovered the ruins,
and
started
the
long
reconstruction of it.
Lion well
Herculeanum
The Turkish era had it’s own buildings. Mostly
they are connected to the religion like the
Dzsámi (mosque) of Jakováli Hasszán in Pécs,
or the minaret of Eger.
Buda, was an important town in the
Turkish region and has buildings form this
era too, like the mausoleum (türbe) of Gül
Baba, a warrior monk, what is a
pilgrimage place now for the islam, a sufi
shrine,
and of course baths, like the Rudas
spa, which was built between
1566-1572 by pasa Szokoli
Musztafa.
In the time of King Mathias several parts of the Royal Palace of Buda was built in
Renaissance style, but later they were rebuilt in other manners, but there still stands
the Mathias church , which still preserves it’s shape.
Our last destination now is the Rákóczi castle in Sárospatak.
Lorántffy loggia
Perényi wing
Zsuzsanna Lorántffy
invited to the towns
school Johannes Amos
Comenius . Our project
is named after him.
After so much buildings, some living traditions: first of all the Visegrad International Royal
Palace Fair. It takes place in every summer at Visegrad with jousting tournaments, Royal
parades and other attractions with different warrior and musician groups from all over Europe.
Music is always a living art, even it is about renaissance. The most important festival is
the Sopron Early Music Days, a regular event where teachers and students came from
several countries to work with the music and dances of the renaissance and barouqe age.
The tradition of bards, and joculators hadn’t disappeared. There’s a lot of musicians and
groups who keeps alive that tradition, singing songs of the old ages and today’s too.
Buda Ádám
Kobzos Kiss Tamás
Kecskés Ensemble
Throughout the country several musicians plays Renaissance music:
Renaissance consort
Széll Rita, and Kovács Gábor
Renaissance dancers
Kónya István - luteist
or our schools Anello consort, and
renaissance dance group.
Architecture and music are not the only arts. Paintings and sculptures also can be found in
Hungary. The biggest Renaissance collection is in Bupaest at Fine Arts Museum.
Raffaello: Madonna
LEONARDO : Rider
a Hungarian painter
MS Master: Vizitation
What could be more livivng tradition, than the kitchen! There are some renaissance
restaurnts too, with foods, clothes and furnitures fits to the age of the knights and kings.
You already know one at Visegrad:
Pheasant soup with strawberry leaf
Rich plate of Matthias King
(ribbed part of the pork with fried mushrooms
and lean bacon roasted in one piece,
roast chicken leg with rosemary, cold sauces, mashed lentils)
Gilded raised dougn rolls with foamy wine sauce
or you can try the Red tower restaurant in Sárospatak!
When a Feast
is made ready,
the table is covered
with a Carpet, 1.
73 and a Table-cloth, 2.
by the Waiters,
who besides lay
the Trenchers, 3.
Spoons, 4.
Knives, 5.
with little Forks, 6.
Table-napkins, 7.
Bread, 8.
with a Salt-seller
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