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Alexandre Benois

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Also known as Alexander Benois, Alexander Nikolaivitch Benois, Aleksandr Nikolayevich Benua, Aleksandr Benua, Aleksandr Nikolaevich Benua, Alexandre Nikolaevič Benois, Aleksandr Nikolaevich Benois, Alexandre Nikolaevic Benois

Russian artist (1870–1960)

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Alexandre Benois was a Russian artist and author who lived from 1870 to 1960. His professional output included various written works, with Open Library listing 64 titles associated with his name. Among his notable publications are *Putevoditelʹ po kartinnoĭ galeri︠e︡ Imperatorskago Ėrmitazha*, *Faksimilʹnoe vosproizvedenie povesti A.S. Pushkina Mednyĭ vsadnik*, and *Istorīi︠a︡ russkoĭ zhivopisi v XIX vi︠e︡ki︠e︡*. He also authored *Ostroumova-Lebedeva* and *Zhiznʹ khudozhnika*.

Benois is identified as a person from Russia in MusicBrainz records. His work has been cataloged across multiple databases, with Europeana Sparql noting seven works and Crossref listing five. Additionally, his author name appears as "А. Б—а" in certain records.

Synthesized by Vinony from 15 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Europeana Sparql, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1870
Died
1960
Works
64

Top works

  • Putevoditelʹ po kartinnoĭ galeri︠e︡ Imperatorskago Ėrmitazha
  • Faksimilʹnoe vosproizvedenie povesti A.S. Pushkina Mednyĭ vsadnik
  • [Catalogue]
  • Istorīi︠a︡ russkoĭ zhivopisi v XIX vi︠e︡ki︠e︡
  • Ostroumova-Lebedeva

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
RU
Active from
1870-05-03
Active to
1960-02-09

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Key facts

Born
3 May 1870, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died
9 February 1960 (aged 89), Paris , France
Resting place
Batignolles Cemetery , Paris
Citizenship
Russian, later French
Alma mater
Saint Petersburg Imperial University
Occupations
Artist historian
Movement
Mir Iskusstva , Art Nouveau , Aesthetic
Spouse
Anna Kind [ ru ] ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1894 ; died 1952 ) ​
Parents
Nicholas Benois (father) Camille Cavos (mother)
Family
Benois

via Wikipedia infobox

Works in European collections

7 objects attributed to Alexandre Benois, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Alexandre (Alexander) Nikolayevich Benois (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Бенуа́, romanized: Aleksandr Nikolayevich Benua; 3 May [O.S. 21 April] 1870 – 9 February 1960) was a Russian artist, art critic, historian, preservationist and founding member of Mir iskusstva ("World of Art"), an art movement and magazine. As a designer for the Ballets Russes under Sergei Diaghilev, Benois exerted what is considered a seminal influence on the modern ballet and stage design.

Early life and education

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alexandre Benois” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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