Wednesday, December 05, 2012

Picture of the day


 The seven chieftains of the Hungarians

This is a small part of Árpád Feszty's panoramic painting Arrival of the Hungarians. The complete painting is 50 feet high and nearly 400 feet long. The painting was made in 1894 to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of the arrival of the Hungarians in the Carpathian Basin. The painting is also known as the Feszty Panorama and it is currently on display National Historical Memorial Park in Ópusztaszer, Hungary.

István