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 a professor at the Royal Academy of Arts, and in 1883 he was a professor of the Masters' School of Painting in Hungary. The nobility of Hungary favoured him as a portraitist. Rubens influenced some aspects of his work.