From historicism to Tutankhamun: the Egyptianizing decorative wares of the Zsolnay factory

Fullér, Andrea and Feró, Eszter (2025) From historicism to Tutankhamun: the Egyptianizing decorative wares of the Zsolnay factory. In: Aegyptus et Pannonia IX. Magyar-Egyiptomi Baráti Társaság, Ókori Egyiptomi Bizottság, Budapest, pp. 1-51. ISBN 9786156571045; 9786156571052

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Abstract

In exploring the Egyptianizing tendencies within Hungarian applied arts, Zsolnay ceramics obviously serve as a starting point particularly with the remarkable Tutankhamun series designed by Teréz Zsolnay. The aim of this study is to demonstrate that this was neither the first nor the sole attempt to incorporate ancient Egyptian motifs. Drawing on the latest discoveries from the Zsolnay Archive, the research reveals a more complex and nuanced picture of Zsolnay’s Egyptomania. Contemporary written sources, complemented by design plans and artworks, illustrate how deeply and diversely Egyptian art influenced the creative output of the Zsolnay factory – from its early beginnings through the 1930s. The findings presented here shed new light on the reasons, timing, and methods by which ancient Egyptian motifs inspired Zsolnay’s artistic endeavors.

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