Matthias Corvinus (Matthias the Just; February 23, 1443 – April 6, 1490) was King of Hungary and Croatia ruling between 1458 and 1490. He was also crowned King of Bohemia in 1469 and ruled Moravia, Silesia, and Lusatia; from 1486, Matthias was Duke of Austria. (source: wikipedia)
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Impressions of Prague: time can not erase
I love statues and this one is wonderful…
a very gallant looking statue of the King. You captured the patina on the piece so well.
I guess you know about the controversy the statue of Mattias Corvinus has created in Cluj over the years. I think it’s being refurbished now, judging from a recent picture on Lara’s Welt blog. Hopefully they’ll get rid of the so-called “archeological works” in front of it at the same time!
My favourite Hungarian king ! I love the stories of him touring the country dressed as a poor student.