Fraternity-Testvériség, 1963 (40. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1963-11-01 / 11. szám
10 FRATERNITY next scene is again a portrait of Finta, showing him on the back of his horse, Mocskos, in Ecsegi Puszta, Hungary. To the right he appears again standing beside his horse, waiting to go into the brush to study wild life. The entire life of the artist is depicted in these miniature reliefs following one after the other. The right side of the chest contains scenes from the life of Mrs. Finta. Here again the upper section is divided into three fields and the lower section is filled with miniatures illustrating scenes from the years of her wedded life. In the left field of the upper section is Finta, attired in an artist’s cloak with a staff in his hand, bent under the load of his wife, whom he carries on his shoulder. Their faces reflect suffering, hardship and the merciless trials of life. In the right, however, Finta is erect and seems to be proceeding with a jaunty stride. Here again he carries his wife on his shoulder, their faces reflecting cheerful happiness. Mrs. Finta holds a laurel wreath in her hand, the symbol of recognition which they acquired through combined effort, self-sacrifice and devotion. The two reliefs together are a symbol of the couple’s marriage vows. The center field in the upper section is a profile relief of the artist’s wife, bearing the inscription: “KATALINA FINTA”. In her hand she holds a rose, their favorite flower. Proceeding from left to right, the miniature reliefs in the lower section on the right side of the chest illustrate the following scenes: The Budapest memorial to Merey, the theater director — he holds a theatrical mask symbolizing Thalia, Muse of Drama. In the next scene Finta and his wife pull a plow. Here the artist allegorizes their common efforts in the work of a peasant: As a peasant cannot harvest without first plowing, so, without hard work Finta and his wife would have been unable to reap the glory of artistic renown. Behind the plow stands Fate, with outstretched wings,
