Francois Leon Benouville - Artist Info

About Francois Leon Benouville

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  • Biography

    François-Léon Benouville (Paris, March 30, 1821 - February 16, 1859) was a French painter.
    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.

    Source:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois-L%C3%A9on_Benouville

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