Mikó Árpád – Verő Mária - Jávor Anna szerk.: Mátyás király öröksége, Késő reneszánsz művészet Magyarországon (16–17. század) 2. kötet (A Magyar Nemzeti Galéria kiadványai 2008/4)
The English Summary of Volumes I—II
TOMBS AND FUNERARY PICTURES The major form of sculpture in this period was the tomb. The gravestone with coat of arms and inscription survived from the late medieval period, and is the most common surviving type. The few made with figures were for prelates (Nagyszombat [Trnava] and Pozsony [Bratislava]), aristocrats or high-ranking soldiers. The originals of these are difficult to present at an exhibition, although the finest example, the central figure of the monument to Hans Rueber von Püchsendorf, Captain of Upper Hungary, the life-size statue of the deceased, is actually held in the Hungarian National Gallery. This opened the series of modern, late Renaissance wall gravestones in the Kingdom of Hungary in the second half of the 16 th century. (The other kinds of tomb are represented by drawings made for academic study in the 19 th century.) The finest stone epitaph from the mid-16 th century, the gravestone of Elek Thurzó (1543), is displayed in a plaster copy. The original was an import, made in the Eichstätt workshop of Loy Hering, to the high standards demanded by a family with widespread contacts in Central Europe. The earliest tomb of a Transylvania princely families, that of Queen Isabella, is also represented by a plaster copy. The original, made of marble, was probably only made after 1571 at the same time as the sarcophagus of her son, János Zsigmond, perhaps ordered by István Báthory. The tombs of the great princes Gábor Bethlen and György Rákóczi I still stand in the Cathedral of Gyulafehérvár (Alba Iulia), but now conhammereded into altars. The funerary portrait was a form of painting peculiar to the 17 th century. It shows the deceased lying on the bier, on which the picture was often hung. Some of them remain at the family burial places (Árva Castle [Oravsky hrad]). The earliest examples were made for members of Evangelical aristocratic families in Upper Hungary (Illésházy and Thurzó families). IX1 The central panel of the tomb monument of Elek Thurzó (f 1543) from the St Jacob's church in Lőcse (Levoca) Loy Hering (1484/85 — after 1554); plaster moulding Plaster; 161 * 114 * 18 cm Budapest, Magyar Nemzeti Galéria, Régi Magyar Gyűjtemény, C.129.III/1985. IX-2 The tomb of Queen Isabella (f 1559) in Gyulafehérvár (Alba Iulia) cathedral, after 1571 Plaster moulding, c. 1900 Plaster; 120 * 230 * 105 cm Budapest, Magyar Nemzeti Galéria, Régi Magyar Gyűjtemény, C.131.III/1985. Budapest, Magyar Nemzeti Galéria, Régi Magyar Gyűjtemény, C.128.III/1985. IX-4 Main figure of the sepulchral monument of CaptainGeneral Hans Rueber von Püchsendorf (yl584) from Kassa (Kosice) White marble; m.: 185 cm Budapest, Magyar Nemzeti Galéria, Régi Magyar Gyűjtemény, 55.1593. IX-5 Relief from an Epitaph with representation of the Calvary, in the background the view of Győr Third quarter of 17 th century Limestone; 49 x 27,5 * 12 cm Győr, Xántus János Múzeum, Helytörténeti Gyűjtemény, C.66.74.2. IX-6 Memorial inscription of Adolf Graf von Schwarzenberg 1606 Red marble; 39 * 97,5 x 8 cm Győr, Székesegyház IX-7 Sepulchral monument of Pietro Morosini (fl615) Red marble, 55 x 85 * 12 cm Győr, Székesegyház IX-8 Tombstone of Gergely Forgách (1515) in Felsőelefánt (Horné Lefantovce) parish church Drawing : József Könyöki, 1888 Paper, black ink, water-colour; 435 x 275 mm (mounted on cardboard: 554 x 397 mm) Budapest, Kulturális Örökségvédelmi Hivatal, Tervtár, K 1402. IX-9 Tombstone of András Báthory (f 1567) in the church of the Pauline monks in Máriavölgy (Marianka) Drawing: József Könyöki, 1879 Paper, brown ink; 533 * 343 mm (mounted on cardboard: 660 * 500 mm) IX-3 Budapest, Kulturális Örökségvédelmi Hivatal, Tervtár, K 3306. Side plate of the tomb of John Sigismund elected King of Hungary (f 1571) in Gyulafehérvár (Alba Iulia) cathedral Plaster moulding, c. 1900 Plaster; 60 * 185 * 10 cm
