Work of Art in Focus – October 2024
Founder of the initiative "Day of Hungarian Painting" Tibor Bráda (1941-2022) created a glass mosaic dedicated to St. Luke the Evangelist. This artwork is featured as Pesti Vigadó's Work of Art in Focus for the month of October.
Tibor Bráda was a leading figure in Hungarian sacral art. He studied at the Hungarian College of Fine Arts from 1960 to 1967, where he taught following his graduation and became an associate professor at the institute in 1987. He was awarded Munkácsy Prize in 1984 and the Hungarian Gold Cross of Merit in 2002. Then, in 2021, he was awarded Pro Cultura Christiana Prize.
His major works include the stained-glass window at the Neurology Department of Buda Children's Hospital (1968), the coffered wooden ceiling of the theatre in Mátészalka (1988), the coffered wooden ceiling of the reception hall of the Hungarian Embassy in Canberra (1989), the coffered wall panels in Dunabank Bank's conference room (1991), the glass window of the Roman Catholic Church in Tiszaújváros (1994), and numerous wooden pannos in Budapest and Debrecen.
Tibor Bráda: St. Luke (2008)
One of the four evangelists, St. Luke, is traditionally believed to have painted the image of Mary located in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome as well as the icon of the Black Madonna to be found in Częstochowa, and is also credited with having painted Jesus' face. This glass mosaic by Tibor Bráda depicts St. Luke painting the Virgin Mary with the baby Jesus in her hands. The image features the attribute of the winged bull – representing St. Luke – situated at the Virgin Mary's feet.
The Day of Hungarian Painting is celebrated on 18th October, the Feast of St. Luke.
This month's Work of Art in Focus by Tibor Bráda is on display every day in all of Pesti Vigadó's exhibition halls between 10 am and 7 pm as part of Pesti Vigadó's exhibition entitled the "Day of Hungarian Painting".
