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Alexandre Benois was a Russian artist, art director, and costume designer. He was a founding member of the Mir iskusstva art movement and is best known for his set and costume designs for the Ballets Russes. He was also a prolific writer, contributing to the journals Mir iskusstva and Apollon. Benois was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, on 4 May 1870. He was the son of Nikolai Benois, a prominent architect, and his wife, Yekaterina. He was educated at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, where he studied painting and architecture. Benois began his career as a set and costume designer for the Imperial Theatres in St. Petersburg. He designed sets and costumes for the Mariinsky Theatre, the Bolshoi Theatre, and the Hermitage Theatre. He also designed sets and costumes for the Ballets Russes, including the ballets Petrushka, The Firebird, and The Rite of Spring. Benois was a prolific writer, contributing to the journals Mir iskusstva and Apollon. He wrote several books, including The Art of the Theatre (1909), The Art of the Ballet (1911), and The Art of the Opera (1913). Benois died in Paris on 9 February 1960. He was 89 years old.

Popular As Alexandre Nikolayevich Benois
Occupation art_director,costume_designer,writer
Age 90 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 4 May 1870
Birthday 4 May
Birthplace St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Date of death 9 February, 1960
Died Place Paris, France
Nationality Russia

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His wife is Anna Karlovna Kind (29 June 1894 - 1952) ( her death) ( 3 children)

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1955

His comprehensive 'Memoirs' were published in 1955.

1926

In 1926, he left Hermitage and Russia for good. His friendship and work with Sergei Diaghilev continued in Paris. Benois was involved in publications of more than 100 art books and editions. He worked on productions of about 200 ballets and operas all over the world. His international background and inter-disciplinary education enabled him to create the unparalleled grand-scale cross-cultural and cross-genre project of the "Seasons Russes" together with Sergei Diaghilev. Benois' contribution as an artist, designer, director, producer, and an art historian made significant impact on theatre, opera, ballet, art, and art publishing of the 20th century.

1918

In 1918-26 he was the Curator of Paintings at the Hermitage Museum, partly because the famous 'Madonna Benois' by Leonardo DaVinci, which used to be his family's property, was now at the Hermitage. But witnessing of the barbaric treatment of art and illegal sales of the famous masterpieces from Hermitage by secret orders from Moscow was unbearable for Benois.

1909

He was also the co-founder of the "Seasons Russes" with Sergei Diaghilev in 1909. He made exquisite design for the ballets "Giselle" by Adolphe Adam, "Petruchka" by Igor Stravinsky and "Les Sylphides" on the music of Frédéric Chopin with choreography by Mikhail Fokin. Back in Russia Benois collaborated with Stanislavsky and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko on productions at the Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT). Benois witnessed degradation of the Russian society through the communist revolutions and the Civil War in the 1st quarter of the 20th century. He escaped from the brutal reality of the Russian Revolutions by devoting himself to the art of historic periods of Peter the Great, Elisabeth and Catherine the Great, of which he became the leading expert.

1904

The largest portrait show ever was organized in 1904 in Tavrichesky Palace in St. Petersburg. That show also included the research of over 7 thousand portraits in various traditional and contemporary styles and involved art historians, restorers, and artists from many Russian cities. Benois also collaborated with Diaghilev on publication of art catalogs, books and the 'Mir Iskusstva' art magazine, which promoted artistic innovations and challenged the existing order.

Their book 'History of Russian Painting' (1904) became the first comprehensive work on the subject.

1901

Benois was the scenic director of the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre from 1901-1905.

1900

Petersburg in 1900.

1899

In 1899-1907 Benois collaborated with Sergei Diaghilev on a number of art shows. They produced the first international art show of artists from Scandinavian countries and Russia in St.

1896

Benois lived in Paris and Versailles for 3 years from 1896-99, where he made substantial research on Louis the XIV, the "Sun King", and his epoch. Benois made important contribution to the history of France by his discovery of the memoirs of the Count Louis de Saint-Simon, and carried unprecedented research of that period. Back in St. Petersburg he published his acclaimed illustrations to 'The Queen of Spades' and 'Bronze Horseman' by Alexander Pushkin. "No Versailles could compare with Peterhof and Pavlovsk" mentioned Benois after his return to St. Petersburg.

1870

Alexandr Nikolaevich Benois was born May 4, 1870 in St. Petersburg, Russia into the family of Italian, Russian and French ancestry. His father, named Nikolai Leontievich Benois was the famous architect of the Imperial Mariinsky Opera House in St. Petersburg and also built many other historic landmarks. His two brothers were professional artists, and young Alexandr Benois was brought up in a highly cultural environment, conducive to the development of his own many talents. The family lived in their private 4-story mansion next to the Imperial Mariinsky Opera House in St. Petersburg, Russia. Alexandr Benois studied art at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, then he studied law and graduated from the Law Department of the St. Petersburg University. There he developed a life-long friendship with his fellow law student Sergei Diaghilev. They formed a circle of artists and art connoisseurs known as 'Mir Iskusstva' (World of Art).