Mihály Zichy
Hungarian painter
Died when: 78 years 136 days (940 months)Star Sign: Libra
Mihály Zichy (Hungarian pronunciation: ['miha?j 'zit??i];German: Michael von Zichy; 15 October 1827 – 28 February 1906) was a Hungarian painter and graphic artist.
He is considered a notable representative of Hungarian romantic painting.He lived and worked primarily in St.Petersburg and Paris during his career.
He is known for illustrating the Georgian epic poem The Knight in the Panther's Skin on an 1881 commission by the intelligentsia.
By the time he had completed 35 pictures, he was so moved by the poem that he gave his works to the Georgian people as a gift.
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