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==Life and career== |
==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. |
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.[[Image:Leon Benouville The Wrath of Achilles.jpg|thumb|200px|''The Wrath of [[Achilles]]'' (1847) by François-Léon Benouville ([[Musée Fabre]])]]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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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== |
==Work and style== |
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[[File:Léon Benouville Odaliske.jpg|thumb|''Esther à l'odalisque'' (1844)'','' Musée de Beaux-Arts de [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]]]] |
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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. |
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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* ''The Wrath of Achilles'' 1847 |
* ''The Wrath of Achilles'' 1847 |
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* ''Christian Martyrs enter the Amphitheatre,'' c.1855 |
* ''Christian Martyrs enter the Amphitheatre,'' c.1855 |
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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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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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File:Léon Bénouville Cincinnatus.jpg|''Cincinnatus Receives a Deputation from the Senate, 1844 |
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 |
File:Bénouville Jésus dans le prétoire.JPG|''Jésus at the Pretorium'' 1843 |
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File:Leon Benouville The Wrath of Achilles.jpg|''The Wrath of Achilles,'' 1847 |
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File:Martyrs Chretiens entrant a l amphitheatre-Leon Benouville-IMG 8296.JPG|''Christian Martyrs enter the Amphitheatre,'' c.1855 |
File:Martyrs Chretiens entrant a l amphitheatre-Leon Benouville-IMG 8296.JPG|''Christian Martyrs enter the Amphitheatre,'' c.1855 |
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File:Paul Baudry by Benouville.jpg|''Portrait of Paul Baudry'' (French painter), c. 1855 |
File:Paul Baudry by Benouville.jpg|''Portrait of Paul Baudry'' (French painter), c. 1855 |
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Revision as of 19:26, 11 November 2020
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 de Beaux Arts (1845) with Alexandre Cabanel |
François-Léon Benouville (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
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
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 the Prix de 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 -
Cincinnatus Receives a Deputation from the Senate, 1844 -
Jésus at the Pretorium 1843 -
Christian Martyrs enter the Amphitheatre, c.1855 -
Portrait of Paul Baudry (French painter), c. 1855
See also
List of Orientalist artists Orientalism
References
- ^ GLUECKAPRIL, G., [ART REVIEW] "After the Fad: A Salon Favorite Now Forgotten," [Review of Training an Artist: Alexandre Cabanel and the Academic Process in 19th-Century France Dahesh Museum, New York Times, 3 April-13 June 1998], 3 April 1998, Online: https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/03/arts/art-review-after-the-fad-a-salon-favorite-now-forgotten.html?mcubz=3]
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)
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