A Life of Landscape and Light Károly Markó the Elder, also known by the Italian name Carlo Marco, stands as a foundational figure in the history of Hungarian landscape painting. His journey began in Lőcse, located in what is today Levoča, Slovakia, and was marked by a fascinating transition from the precise world of engineering to the evocative realms of fine art. In his early years, Markó pursued an apprenticeship in engineering with…