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| death_date = 16 February 1859 |
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| movement = Neoclassical, [[Orientalism|Orientalist]] |
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| awards = [[Prix de Rome]] (1845); Prix des Beaux Arts (1845) with [[Alexandre Cabanel]] |
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==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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⚫ | 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. |
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==Work and style== |
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[[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]]]] |
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[[File:Jeanne d'arc écoutant les voix.jpg|thumb|''[[Joan of Arc]] hearing voices'', [[Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen]]]] |
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Benouville was best known for his portraits, mythological and religious compositions in the Neoclassical and Orientalist style. He worked in oils, ink and chalk. |
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==Awards, prizes and honours== |
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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> |
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==Select list of paintings== |
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* ''Portrait of Leconte de Floris'' 1840 |
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* ''Melancholy'' c. 1843 |
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* ''Esther'' 1844 |
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* ''The Mockery of Christ'' 1845 |
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* ''The Wrath of Achilles'' 1847 |
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* ''Christian Martyrs enter the Amphitheatre,'' c.1855 |
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==Gallery== |
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File:Bénouville, Samuel sacrant David.jpg|''Samuel anoints David'', 1842 |
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File:Léon Bénouville Cincinnatus.jpg|''Cincinnatus Receives a Deputation from the Senate'', 1844 |
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File:Bénouville Jésus dans le prétoire.JPG|''Jésus at the Pretorium'', 1843, [[Musée d'Orsay]], [[Paris]] |
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File:Martyrs Chretiens entrant a l amphitheatre-Leon Benouville-IMG 8296.JPG|''Christian Martyrs enter the Amphitheatre'',<br>c. 1855, Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
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File:Paul Baudry by Benouville.jpg|''Portrait of Paul Baudry'' (French painter), c. 1855 |
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</gallery> |
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==See also== |
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[[List of Orientalist artists]] |
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[[Orientalism]] |
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==References== |
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== External links == |
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{{Commonscat inline|Léon Benouville}} |
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* [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] |
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*[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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| NAME = Benouville, François-Leon |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = French painter |
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| DATE OF DEATH = February 16, 1859 |
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Revision as of 08:48, 8 April 2024
François-Léon Benouville | |
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Born | 30 March 1821 |
Died | 16 February 1859 |
Education | École des Beaux-Arts |
Movement | Neoclassical, Orientalist |
Awards | Prix 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
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Leon_Benouville_The_Wrath_of_Achilles.jpg/220px-Leon_Benouville_The_Wrath_of_Achilles.jpg)
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
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/L%C3%A9on_Benouville_Odaliske.jpg/220px-L%C3%A9on_Benouville_Odaliske.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Jeanne_d%27arc_%C3%A9coutant_les_voix.jpg/220px-Jeanne_d%27arc_%C3%A9coutant_les_voix.jpg)
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.[1]
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
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Samuel anoints David, 1842
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Cincinnatus Receives a Deputation from the Senate, 1844
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Jésus at the Pretorium, 1843, Musée d'Orsay, Paris
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Christian Martyrs enter the Amphitheatre,
c. 1855, Musée d'Orsay, Paris -
Portrait of Paul Baudry (French painter), c. 1855
See also
List of Orientalist artists Orientalism
References
- ^ 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
Media related to Léon Benouville at Wikimedia Commons
- François-Léon Benouville on Artcyclopedia
- 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)