19世纪，匈牙利社会、经济和文化空前发展。1867年奥匈妥协达成后，该国成为双重君主制中的平等伙伴。建筑和各种形式的设计空前繁荣。一种明显的中欧品味出现了，在这种品味中，讲德语的国家的艺术存在受到了法国和英国的影响。随着这一过程的展开，人们试图找到一种独特的匈牙利形式，这种形式基于从农民艺术中借用的主题以及真实（或虚构）的历史先例。
“祖国与进步”——19世纪匈牙利改革者的座右铭——反映了该国在定义其身份和塑造其未来的过程中所接受的纲领。
Motherland and Progress: Hungarian Architecture and Design 1800–1900 (EPUB)
In the 19th century Hungary witnessed unprecedented social, economic and cultural development. The country became an equal partner within the Dual Monarchy when the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 was concluded. Architecture and all forms of design flourished as never before. A distinctly Central European taste emerged, in which the artistic presence of the German-speaking lands was augmented by the influence of France and England. As this process unfolded, attempts were made to find a uniquely Hungarian form, based on motifs borrowed from peasant art as well as real (or fictitious) historical antecedents.
“Motherland and Progress” – the motto of 19th-century Hungarian reformers – reflected the programme embraced by the country in its drive to define its identity and shape its future.
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