Alexandre Benois
Visual Artist
1870 – 1960
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Who was Alexandre Benois?
Alexandre Nikolayevich Benois, was an influential artist, art critic, historian, preservationist, and founding member of Mir iskusstva, 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.
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- Born
- May 4, 1870
Saint Petersburg - Also known as
- Бенуа, Александр Николаевич
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- Education
- Imperial Academy of Arts
- Lived in
- Saint Petersburg
- Died
- Feb 9, 1960
Paris
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on July 23, 2013
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