On Mihaly Munkacsy's 167th birthday, Google Hungary has a special logo for him. His birth name was actually Michael von Lieb, he was born in Munkcs, Hungary.
He was known as a a Hungarian painter, spent a lot of his time living in Paris. He was internationally recognized for his work specifically in his genre pictures and large scale biblical paintings.
You can learn more about Mihly Munkcsy at his Wikipedia page.
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