The Esterhazys, Collector Princes. The Birth of the Museum.
Pinacoteca| N° d'inventaire | 14503 |
| Format | 24 x 28 |
| Détails | 320 p., cloth bound. |
| Publication | Paris, 2011 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782358670173 |
A prominent Hungarian noble family whose origins date back to the Middle Ages, the Esterházys, loyal to the Habsburg imperial crown, served Austria in both the military and the civil service. From the 17th century onwards, the Esterházy princes - Grand Palatine Paul (1635-1713) and Nicholas I "the Magnificent" (1714-1790) - built up their art collection as a testament to their magnificence. The collection reached its peak with Nicholas II (1765-1833), a patron and enlightened art lover; at his death, it comprised 1,156 paintings. Orsolya Radványi, Curator at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, reveals in his essay how this collection of masterpieces, presented in the book, was built up over time.
A prominent Hungarian noble family whose origins date back to the Middle Ages, the Esterházys, loyal to the Habsburg imperial crown, served Austria in both the military and the civil service. From the 17th century onwards, the Esterházy princes - Grand Palatine Paul (1635-1713) and Nicholas I "the Magnificent" (1714-1790) - built up their art collection as a testament to their magnificence. The collection reached its peak with Nicholas II (1765-1833), a patron and enlightened art lover; at his death, it comprised 1,156 paintings. Orsolya Radványi, Curator at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, reveals in his essay how this collection of masterpieces, presented in the book, was built up over time.