RÓNA, József
(1861, Lovasberény - 1939, Budapest)



Sculptor. He was apprenticed to a joiner, then worked in the workshop of a sculptor. He went to Vienna on a scholarship in 1879 and spent three years in the school of Zumbusch from 1882. While in Berlin in 1895, his first large scale statue allowed him to go on a scholarship to Rome. "Cornered Faun" was awarded with the Rökk Prize, "Last Love" with the Gold Prize in Antwerpen and the Grand Prix in Paris. "Joseph and Putifarne", his best known wood carving, brought him the Gold Prize. He was a member of the Benczúr Society.

His statuettes of biblical and mythological subjects prove great artistic skills and reflect a naturalist approach. His major work was the equestrian statue of "Eugene de Savoie" in neo-baroque style. His works include the statues of "Zrinyi" in Budapest, "Kossuth" in Miskolc and Szeged, "Bertalan Szemere" in Miskolc and "Klapka" in Komárom.



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