Minister of State for Culture László L. Simon opened an exhibition of works by János Thorma entitled “The painter of the Hungarian Barbizon” at the National Gallery on Thursday.

"János Thorma was an international painter in the sense that he travelled to many places and therefore was influenced by many schools and trends", the Minister of State said, adding that "at the same time he was a true Hungarian, since he took on the role of relaying the country’s history through his art".

The Hungarian National Gallery’s exhibition presents the largest collection of Thorma’s works so far, 125 paintings, with additional documents, photographs and films further diversifying the exhibit.

(Ministry of Human Resources)