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'''François-Léon Benouville''' ({{IPA-fr|fʁɑ̃swa leɔ̃ bənuvil}}; [[Paris]] 30 March 1821 &ndash; 16 February 1859 [[Paris]]) was a French painter noted for his Neoclassical religious compositions and for painting Orientalist subjects.


==Life and career==
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Léon Benouville first studied with his elder brother [[Jean-Achille Benouville]] (1815–1891) in the studio of [[François-Edouard Picot]] before he transferred to [[École des Beaux-Arts]] in 1837. Like his brother he received the [[Prix de Rome]] in 1845. In Rome, as a Prix de Rome pensionary at the [[Villa Medici]]. His works produced in Rome are influenced by early Christianity and often show representations of antiquity.
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[[Image:Leon Benouville The Wrath of Achilles.jpg|thumb|''The Wrath of [[Achilles]]'' (1847), [[Musée Fabre]], [[Montpellier]]]]

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Léon Benouville first studied with his elder brother, [[Jean-Achille Benouville]] (1815–1891), in the studio of [[François-Edouard Picot]] before he transferred to [[École des Beaux-Arts]] in 1837. Like his brother he received the [[Prix de Rome]] in 1845. Both he and his brother travelled to Rome. In Rome, as a Prix de Rome pensionary at the [[Villa Medici]]. He remained there for a year, but his brother stayed on for two more years. His works produced in Rome are influenced by early Christianity and often show representations of antiquity.

==Work and style==
[[File:Léon Benouville Odaliske.jpg|thumb|''Esther à l'odalisque'' (1844), [[Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pau|Musée des Beaux-Arts]] de [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]]]]
[[File:Jeanne d'arc écoutant les voix.jpg|thumb|''[[Joan of Arc]] hearing voices'', [[Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen]]]]

Benouville was best known for his portraits, mythological and religious compositions in the Neoclassical and Orientalist style. He worked in oils, ink and chalk.

==Awards, prizes and honours==
In 1845, Benouville, together with contemporary [[Alexandre Cabanel]], was the recipient of the Prix des Beaux Arts for his painting, ''Jesus at the Pretorium.''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Glueck |first=Grace |date=1998-04-03 |title=ART REVIEW; After the Fad: A Salon Favorite Now Forgotten |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/03/arts/art-review-after-the-fad-a-salon-favorite-now-forgotten.html |access-date=2024-02-22 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Select list of paintings==
* ''Portrait of Leconte de Floris'' 1840
* ''Melancholy'' c. 1843
* ''Esther'' 1844
* ''The Mockery of Christ'' 1845
* ''The Wrath of Achilles'' 1847
* ''Christian Martyrs enter the Amphitheatre,'' c.1855

==Gallery==

<gallery>
File:Bénouville, Samuel sacrant David.jpg|''Samuel anoints David'', 1842
File:Léon Bénouville Cincinnatus.jpg|''Cincinnatus Receives a Deputation from the Senate'', 1844
File:Bénouville Jésus dans le prétoire.JPG|''Jésus at the Pretorium'', 1843, [[Musée d'Orsay]], [[Paris]]
File:Martyrs Chretiens entrant a l amphitheatre-Leon Benouville-IMG 8296.JPG|''Christian Martyrs enter the Amphitheatre'',<br>c. 1855, Musée d'Orsay, Paris
File:Paul Baudry by Benouville.jpg|''Portrait of Paul Baudry'' (French painter), c. 1855
</gallery>

==See also==
[[List of Orientalist artists]]
[[Orientalism]]

==References==
<references />


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commonscat inline|Léon Benouville}}
* [http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/benouville_francois-leon.html François-Léon Benouville on Artcyclopedia]
* [http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/benouville_francois-leon.html François-Léon Benouville on Artcyclopedia]
*[http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll10/id/81636 Hudson River school visions: the landscapes of Sanford R. Gifford], an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Benouville (see index)
*[http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll10/id/81636 Hudson River school visions: the landscapes of Sanford R. Gifford], an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Benouville (see index)
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Latest revision as of 08:48, 8 April 2024

François-Léon Benouville
Born30 March 1821
Paris
Died16 February 1859
Paris
EducationÉcole des Beaux-Arts
MovementNeoclassical, Orientalist
AwardsPrix de Rome (1845); Prix des Beaux Arts (1845) with Alexandre Cabanel

François-Léon Benouville (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa leɔ̃ bənuvil]; Paris 30 March 1821 – 16 February 1859 Paris) was a French painter noted for his Neoclassical religious compositions and for painting Orientalist subjects.

Life and career[edit]

The Wrath of Achilles (1847), Musée Fabre, Montpellier

Léon Benouville first studied with his elder brother, Jean-Achille Benouville (1815–1891), in the studio of François-Edouard Picot before he transferred to École des Beaux-Arts in 1837. Like his brother he received the Prix de Rome in 1845. Both he and his brother travelled to Rome. In Rome, as a Prix de Rome pensionary at the Villa Medici. He remained there for a year, but his brother stayed on for two more years. His works produced in Rome are influenced by early Christianity and often show representations of antiquity.

Work and style[edit]

Esther à l'odalisque (1844), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pau
Joan of Arc hearing voices, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen

Benouville was best known for his portraits, mythological and religious compositions in the Neoclassical and Orientalist style. He worked in oils, ink and chalk.

Awards, prizes and honours[edit]

In 1845, Benouville, together with contemporary Alexandre Cabanel, was the recipient of the Prix des Beaux Arts for his painting, Jesus at the Pretorium.[1]

Select list of paintings[edit]

  • Portrait of Leconte de Floris 1840
  • Melancholy c. 1843
  • Esther 1844
  • The Mockery of Christ 1845
  • The Wrath of Achilles 1847
  • Christian Martyrs enter the Amphitheatre, c.1855

Gallery[edit]

  • Samuel anoints David, 1842
    Samuel anoints David, 1842
  • Cincinnatus Receives a Deputation from the Senate, 1844
    Cincinnatus Receives a Deputation from the Senate, 1844
  • Jésus at the Pretorium, 1843, Musée d'Orsay, Paris
    Jésus at the Pretorium, 1843, Musée d'Orsay, Paris
  • Christian Martyrs enter the Amphitheatre, c. 1855, Musée d'Orsay, Paris
    Christian Martyrs enter the Amphitheatre,
    c. 1855, Musée d'Orsay, Paris
  • Portrait of Paul Baudry (French painter), c. 1855
    Portrait of Paul Baudry (French painter), c. 1855

See also[edit]

List of Orientalist artists Orientalism

References[edit]

  1. ^ Glueck, Grace (1998-04-03). "ART REVIEW; After the Fad: A Salon Favorite Now Forgotten". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

External links[edit]

Media related to Léon Benouville at Wikimedia Commons


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