The Glorification of the Royal Hungarian Saints ca. 1772–73 Franz Anton Maulbertsch Austrian Monochrome, or grisaille, oil sketches allowed artists to work out complex light effects independent of the diverse color palette used in the final painting. This work, with its sophisticated spatial organization, was executed for the Hungarian Cathedral Basilica of Gyor (Raab) by Maulbertsch, the outstanding Austrian exponent of the Venetian tradition embodied by Tiepolo. Saint Ladislaus I (1040–1095), king of Hungary, appears at lower left, while an earlier king, Saint Stephen (975–1038) and his son,
The Glorification of the Royal Hungarian Saints ca. 1772–73 Franz Anton Maulbertsch Austrian Monochrome, or grisaille, oil sketches allowed artists to work out complex light effects independent of the diverse color palette used in the final painting. This work, with its sophisticated spatial organization, was executed for the Hungarian Cathedral Basilica of Gyor (Raab) by Maulbertsch, the outstanding Austrian exponent of the Venetian tradition embodied by Tiepolo. Saint Ladislaus I (1040–1095), king of Hungary, appears at lower left, while an earlier king, Saint Stephen (975–1038) and his son, Saint Emeric, are shown at the summit of clouds. Careful use of a subtle range of whites and light gray creates the illusion that the Trinity hovers in the heaven, far above the The Glorification of the Royal Hungarian Saints 439117
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