Czére Andrea szerk.: A Szépművészeti Múzeum közleményei (Budapest, 2007)

ANNUAL REPORT - A 2007. ÉV - ORSOLYA RADVÁNYI: Nicolas II Esterházy: The Collections of a Hungarian Prince in Compiegne

The restored panel was flanked by two blow-ups. One of the photographs showed the painting in its condition prior to restoration, and the other was taken of the reconstruction of the Heemskerck panel's closest analogy, The Entombment of Christ of Turin (replica in Rotterdam) with its wings now preserved in Vienna. The closing part of the exhibition documented the restoration project with photographs, providing visitors with a glimpse into the process of discovery and restoration. A short film by András Fáy and Sándor Kiss offered visitors an insight into the details of the restoration. I wish to thank Zoltán Turnyi for his graphic design of the text and photo displays and Eszter György for her assistance in the organisation of the exhibition. Miklós Gálos NICOLAS II ESTERHÁZY: THE COLLECTIONS OF A HUNGARIAN PRINCE IN COM PI ËG NE 21 September, 2007 - 7 January, 2008 Curators: Emmanuel Starcky and Orsolya Radványi NICOLAS II ESTERHÁZY 1765-1833: UN PRINCE HONGROIS COLLECTIONNEUR. R M N. PARIS 2007. FRENCH TEXT, 256 PP., 110 ILLS.. ISBN 271 1853 6 49 The exhibition entitled "Nicolas II Esterházy 1765-1833: A Hungarian Prince and Art Collector. The Story of Aristocratic Taste in Eighteenth-Nineteenth Century Europe", and held in the Château de Compiègne between 21 September and 7 January, 2008 was jointly organised by the Musée national du château de Compiègne, the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, the National Széchényi Library, the National Archives, the Historical Portrait Gallery of the National Museum and the Esterházy Foundation in Eisenstadt. The aim of this large-scale exhibition displaying one hundred and fifty works of art was to introduce the French public to the world of a prince living in Central Europe at the turn of the eighteenth-nineteenth centuries. The ensemble arranged in the interior of the château proved to be successful with visitors.