The exhibition, titled ?Sigismundus - Rex et Imperator -- Art and Culture under the last ruler of the Luxemburg Dynasty, 1387 ? 1437?, not only boasts the biggest budget, it also displays the largest number of works and borrows from the most museums compared to any previous exhibition in Hungary.
The exhibition has a HUF 500 million budget and is the result of a four-year organizational effort by curators both in Hungary and Luxembourg. The exhibition, which will travel to Luxembourg after three months in Budapest, is a true example of international cooperation, Duke Henri said at the opening.
The objects on display include items from the collections of the British Museum, the Louvre, the National Gallery in Washington, the Vatican's Biblioteca Apostolica, Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum, and the Hermitage. Many have never been lent before, including the sword of the City of York, which Sigmund presented to King Henry V as a gift.
The exhibition shows some 400 works of art, including paintings, sculpture jewellery, codexes and arms from 100 museums, libraries and churches. All of the objects are among the finest examples of art during the time of Sigmund of Luxembourg, who was Holy Roman Emperor from 1410 to 1437.
