Brief Biography-Gyula Benczúr was a disciple of Hermann Anschütz professor at the Royal Academy of Arts Munich. He was commissioned by King Ludwig II to do paintings in Rocco style. In 1876, he became professor at the Royal Academy of Arts, and in 1883 he was professor of the Masters' School of Painting in Hungary. The nobility of Hungary favoured him as a portraitist. Some aspects of his work were influenced by Rubens.