Ervin Baktay

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Ervin Baktay (1890–1963; born Ervin Gottesmann

Indian culture in Hungary.[2][3]

Baktay had started his career as a painter

Early life

Ervin Baktay was born on 24 June 1890 in

First World War.[7] He studied painting with Simon Hollósy in Munich.[8] Later, in 1927, he made his first journey to India.[9]

He was uncle to artist Amrita Sher-Gil and nephew to Nagybánya artist Alfréd Gottesmann (1872–1965).[citation needed]

Works

Baktay translated the

Mahābhārata in 1923.[10] In 1960, he produced a version of the Ramayana.[10] His major work, History of Indian Art, was published in 1963.[8]

Death

Dr. Ervin Baktay's tomb at Farkasréti Cemetery

Baktay died in 1963.[8]

Selected publications

  • Baktay Ervin: Die Kunst Indiens; Übers. Edith Róth; Bearb. Heinz Kucharski; Berlin - Budapest, Terra - Akad. Verlag, 1963.

References

  1. ^ Baktay Ervin (1890-1963) megjelent könyvei (Terebess Ázsia E-Tár)
  2. ^ Indo-Hungarian Cultural & Educational Relations, Historical Perspective Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, Indian Embassy in Hungary
  3. ^ Claudine Bautze-Picron. Ervin Baktay, the art historian. BÉLA KELÉNYI, Az indológus indián. Baktay Ervin emlékezete (The Indologist Indian: Memory of Ervin Baktay), Budapest: Museum of Fine Arts – Ferenc Hopp Museum of Eastern Asiatic Arts, 2014 (pp. 364-9)., 2014. halshs-01079408
  4. ^ a b Amrita Shergil, sikh-heritage.co.uk
  5. ^ a b Dalmia, pp. 12-13
  6. ^ Sundaram, p. xvi
  7. ^ Sundaram, p. 60
  8. ^ a b c Sundaram, p. 56
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