Károly Antal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Károly Antal

Hungarian sculptor

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1909

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Date of Death: 26-May-1994

Profession: sculptor

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Károly Antal

  • Károly Antal (1909 – 1994, in Budapest) was a twentieth century Hungarian sculptor.
  • His sculptural style reflected neoclassicism style. Antal studied at the Academy of Fine Arts with István Szentgyörgyi between 1928–37.
  • He received a state scholarship in Rome in 1934–35 and he exhibited several times in Italy. His early sculptures were characterized by the neoclassicist style of the Roman School.
  • His sculptures "St Gellért" and "Frater Julianus" were erected at the Fishermen's Bastion in Budapest in 1937, and at the Coronation of St Stephen in Esztergom in 1938.
  • After 1945 he created several memorials. In 1962 he made the sculptural decoration on the facade of the Cathedral of Pécs.

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