Love in the mist

Zesde reisschets van de voorbije zomervakantie in Budapest /Another sketch from the passed summer holidays in Budapest

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Aquarel op papier
51/41 cm

Anonymus (the original)

Reisschetsen van de voorbije zomervakantie in Budapest /Sketches from the passed summer holidays in Budapest.


Buda as well as Pest, harbour many inspiring statues, which are very inviting to sketch ...
And so I did, last summer on my trip to Hungary.

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ANONYMUS

Aquarel - Watercolor

27/35 cm

Way back in time lived and worked in silence and anonymity

humans on whom's shoulders

our society is build.

They were the nameless people who created the possibility for others to become legends.

Also in our times live a huge number of them.

They work for a better world, not with their mouth but with their hands.

I dedicate this one to all those silent workers who change the face of the earth for the better, without jumping on tables or making a fuzz about it.

They are my true heroes.

Read more about the statue itself here 

Anonymus

Reisschetsen van de voorbije zomervakantie in Budapest /Sketches from the passed summer holidays in Budapest


Buda as well as Pest, harbour many inspiring statues, which are very inviting to sketch ...
And so I did, last summer on my trip to Hungary.

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ANONYMUS

(schetsboektekening in grafiet)

Eveneens in het Városliget, nabij de ingang van het Vajdahunyad Kasteel, in de schaduw van deze reusachtige plataan die me letterlijk ruggensteunde tijdens het schetsen, "zit" verhuld in een monnikspij, het beroemdste standbeeld van het park. Het werd in 1903 gemaakt door Miklós Ligeti. Er is bitter weinig geweten over de geestelijke aan wie hier hulde wordt gebracht; vandaar dat men naar hem verwijst als "Anonymus". Deze mysterieuze monnik leefde in de 12e eeuw als de kroniekschrijver van koning Béla III. Hij is de vermoedelijke auteur van het eerste boek over de geschiedenis van de Hongaren, de ‘Gesta Hungarorum’. Het aanraken van de pen van de monnik zou naar verluidt geluk brengen tijdens de studies. Dat is dan ook de reden waarom het brons vooral op die plaats goudgeel glanst in de zon. (Meer hierover, bij mijn volgende publicatie ; een aquarel van dit beeld.)

The statue of Anonymus, the first medieval Hungarian chronicler, is located in Városliget (City park), in the courtyard of Vajdahunyad Castle. The work made in 1903 by the contemporary sculptor Miklós Ligeti, pays tribute to the nameless storyteller. What makes this work unique is that he manages to portray an important historical figure while hiding his face under a hood. Anonymus' work provides an insight into medieval Hungary. His chronicles were signed as 'the notary of the most glorious King Béla', which is still not enough to accurately identify him as there were four kings called Béla in the 12th and 13th centuries, leaving him anonymous for now.

He 's also supposed to be the author of the first book about the history of the Hungarian people, named the "Gesta Hungarorum". People believe, touching the monks pen, might bring luck during ones studies, this is the reason why the bronze on this particular place, shines like gold in the sunlight.  (More info in my next publication ; a watercolor of this statue)

De jager/ The hunter

Reisschetsen van de voorbije zomervakantie in Budapest /Sketches from the passed summer holidays in Budapest.


Buda as well as Pest, harbour many inspiring statues, which are very inviting to sketch ...
And so I did, last summer on my trip to Hungary.
Here 's the third one.

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Water color and graphite on paper

27/35 cm

Statue of Prince Rudolf von Habsburg (1858-1886) 

Son of Elizabeth von Beieren (Sissi) and Franz Joseph I of Austria 

Husband of Stephanie from Belgium

Vàrosliget (Citypark) (Buda)PEST 

Magyarország/Hongarije/Hungary)

Kanttekening :

Het Városliget is een park in Boedapest. Het ligt achter het Heldenplein en Szépművészeti Múzeum en tussen de Dózsa György út en de Hungaria Körút. Het stadspark is met ongeveer 1 km² het grootste park van Pest.

Lezen in het park / reading in the park

Reisschetsen van de voorbije zomervakantie in Budapest /Sketches from the passed summer holidays in Budapest


Buda as well as Pest, harbour many inspiring statues, which are very inviting to sketch ...
And so I did, last summer on my trip to Hungary.
Here 's the second one.

Verhalen delen / Sharing a story

aquarel en grafiet op papier

27/35 cm

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In het stadspark van Pest ontmoette ik deze twee jonge dames die samen een boek zaten te lezen in de lommerte van enkele prachtige bomen. Hoe lang zaten zij daar al, als versteend ...?

In the citypark of Pest I met these two young ladies reading a book together, in the shades of some beautiful trees. How long did they sit there , so still ...?


Vàrosliget (Budapest, Hungary)

Kanttekening :

Het Városliget is een park in Boedapest. Het ligt achter het Heldenplein en Szépművészeti Múzeum en tussen de Dózsa György út en de Hungaria Körút. Het stadspark is met ongeveer 1 km² het grootste park van Pest.

De nederlaag / The defeat

Reisschetsen van de voorbije zomervakantie in Budapest /Sketches from the passed summer holidays in Budapest
Buda as well as Pest, harbour many inspiring statues, which are very inviting to sketch ...
And so I did, last summer on my trip to Hungary.
Here 's the first one.

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My own version of one of the Ottoman prisoners at the feet of the 

Equestrian Statue of Prince Eugene of Savoy, Buda, 

(Budapest, Hungary)