The current issue of the Museum of Fine Arts’ journal is out now

Bulletin du Musée Hongrois des Beaux-Arts 127–128

The latest edition of the Museum of Fine Arts’ journal, Bulletin du Musée Hongrois des Beaux-Arts (2021–2022, issues 127–128) has arrived. The volume offers a rich collection of scholarly articles covering Egyptian, Greek, Italian, German, French, Dutch and Hungarian art spanning from antiquity to twentieth century, and including some intriguing new findings. It inculdes papers addressing a wide range of art historical and restoration subjects. The cover feature (first part of an in-depth study) investigates a series of emblematic miniatures by Friedrich Brentel from the museum’s collection. It provides a comprehensive identification of visual prototypes and presents a thorough analysis of the emblems. The issue concludes with an interview with Cézanne scholar Richard Shiff who shares his reflections on the French master and discusses the museum’s 2021 exhibition dedicated to the painter.

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Contents

András Morgós and Imre Nemcsics, “In Memoriam Miklós Móré (1929–2021)”

Katalin Kóthay, “In Memoriam Éva Liptay (1966–2022)”

Dániel Varga, “A Wooden Coffin Fragment in the Egyptian Collection”

Éva Liptay (†), Tamás Mekis and Edith Varga (†). “Supplements for a Better Understanding of the Osiris Rites of the Month of Khoiak”

Ágnes Bencze, “Theatralia. Three Theatrical Terracottas in the Collection of Classical Antiquities”

Fanni Agárdi, “New Opportunities of Loss Compensation in the Restoration of Sculptures”

Ágnes Kusler, “Friedrich Brentel’s Series of Emblematic Miniatures in the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest”

Anna Eörsi, “A Few Good Words for Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich – and for an Unduly Neglected Subject Matter”

Anne-Sophie Kovács, “Auguste Feyen-Perrin, La Pêche à Pied. Souvenir de Canale”

Júlia Vargyas, “The Treasury of Szinyei’s Memory.” The (Re)construction of a Canon

Shorter Notices

Marco Casamurata, “Nuove Tracce di Rinascimento Lombardo al Museo di Belle Arti di Budapest: La Madonna in Trono con il Bambino, due Angeli e la Copia di Donatori”

Luca Brignoli, “Giovanni Paolo Cavagna a Budapest. La Visitazione n.1039 del Museo di Belle Arti”

Szilvia Bodnár, “The Temptation of Saint. A New Drawing by Michael Herr in the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest”

Júlia Tátrai, “A Rediscovered Picture by Bartholomeus Breenbergh in the Museum of Fine Arts”

Andre Czére, “A Drawn Portrait by Christian Schilbach in the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest”

Federico Berti, “Le Storia di Tobia di Giovanni Domenico Ferretti a Budapest: Importante Aggiunta al Periodo Giovanile”

Éva Nyerges, “A Letter from Edmund Bourke Related to Tiepolo’s Painting of Saint James”

Zsuzsanna Szegedy-Maszák, “Interview with Richard Shiff”

Exhibitions

New Acquisitions