He died at age 20 during a battle against the Ottoman Turks.
His story was immortalized by Hungarian painter Bertalan Székely. According to Wikipedia, "Nearly the entire Hungarian Royal army was destroyed in nearly two hours on the battlefield. During the retreat, the twenty-year-old king died when he fell backwards off his horse while trying to ride up a steep ravine of the Csele stream. He fell into the stream and, due to the weight of his armor, he was unable to stand up and drowned."
The Discovery of the Corpse of King Louis II by Bertalan Székely, 1860
Székely based the reconstruction on a letter by Ferenc Sárffy, who experienced the battle. The composition and arrangement of figures and lighting evoked feelings of national pride and independence.
2 comments:
The whole painting is incredible with its composition and values. The thing that's getting me the most is lighting and texture on the churned up dirt. I don't even know the path to approach something like that.
- James Bamford
As a Hungarian, this painting touches me deeply, as a creative artist it fascinates and inspires me.
Janos Szabo from Budapest
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