In the later fifteenth century, the Kingdom of Hungary became
the first land outside Italy to embrace the Renaissance, thanks to
its king, Matthias Corvinus, and his humanist advisors, Janos Vitez
and Janus Pannonius. Matthias created one of the most famous
libraries in the Western World, the Bibliotheca Corviniana, rivaled
in importance only by the Vatican. The court became home to many
Italian humanists, and through his friendship with Lorenzo the
Magnificent, Matthias obtained the services of such great
Florentine artists as Andrea del Verrocchio, Benedetto da Maiano,
and Filippino Lippi. After Matthias's death in 1490, interest in
Renaissance art was continued by his widowed Neapolitan queen,
Beatrice of Aragon, and by his successors Vladislav I and Louis II
Jagiello.
The twenty-one essays collected in this volume provide a window
onto recent research on the development of humanism and art in the
Hungary of Matthias Corvinus and his successors. Richly illustrated
with new photography, this book eloquently documents and explores
the unique role played by the Hungarian court in the cultural
history of Renaissance Europe.
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