ALEXY, Károly
(1823, Poprad - 1880, Budapest)



Sculptor. After attending the Vienna Academy, he created small bronzes ("Faust and Margaret", "Egmond and Klara", etc.). He began his famous series of field marshals in 1844. His plan for the sculpture of "King Matthias" of Hungary did not prove to be successful. In 1845 he worked on sculptures for the Hermina Chapel in Pest. Several of his works ("King Matthias", "Marie Therese", "Christ under the Oil Trees", etc.) were exhibited in 1846. He created a bust of "Lajos Batthány" in 1848. Having faught in the war of independence of 1848-49, he was sentenced to imprisonment for a longer time. After being released, he emigrated to London where he recreated the busts of "Lajos Batthány" and "Kossuth". On his return to Budapest in 1861, he worked as an art teacher.

"Dancers", a relief, which is his best-known work, decorated the facade of Vigadó. The small bronze of "King Matthias of Hungary" and the bust of "Szécheny" are also famous. His style was on the borderline between classicism and romanticism.



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