Mihály Munkácsy

Hungarian painter (1844-1900)

† 1900 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Musée d'Orsay, Metropolitan Museum of Art; cross-wiki notability: 30 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Art Institute of Chicago · Musée d'Orsay · Metropolitan Museum of Art

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Mihály Munkácsy was born on February 20, 1844 in Mukachevo and died on May 1, 1900 in Endenich, aged 56. Recorded occupations: painter. Country of citizenship: Hungary. Fields of work: painting. Educated at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and Hungarian University of Fine Arts. Honours include honorary citizen of Mukachevo. Member of Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts.

At a glance

Born: February 20, 1844 · Mukachevo
Died: May 1, 1900 · Endenich
Age at death: 56
Citizenship: Hungary
Occupations: painter
Education: Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Hungarian University of Fine Arts
Honours: honorary citizen of Mukachevo
Wikipedia editions: 30 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of Mihály Munkácsy's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1900 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 3 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q551652 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Mihály Munkácsy on Wikipedia.

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