Belmonte, Leo (1870 - 1956)

An applied artist of Swedish origin who studied at the Julian Academy and at the Manufacture des Gobelins in Paris. In 1905 he was among the founders of the Gödöllő Weaving Studio. In addition to executing the gobelin designs of Aladár Körösfői- Kriesch and Sándor Nagy, he produced works of his own design. He also produced a number of leather articles following the designs by Sándor Nagy. In 1914 he left Gödöllő and returned to Paris. His most outstanding work is a tapestry entitled ’’Cassandra”.