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'''Leon Benois''' ({{lang-ru|Леонтий Николаевич Бенуа}}) (born 1856 in Peterhof – died 1928 in Leningrad) was a [[Russia]]n architect. He was the son of architect [[Nicholas Benois]], the brother of artists [[Alexandre Benois]] and [[Albert Benois]], and the grandfather of the actor Sir [[Peter Ustinov]]. He built the [[Roman Catholic]] cathedral of Notre-Dame in [[St Petersburg]], the [[Grand Ducal Burial Vault|mausoleum of the Grand Dukes of Russia]] in the [[Peter and Paul Fortress]], and the [[Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Warsaw]], among many other works. Benois served as Dean of the [[Imperial Academy of Arts]] (1903–06, 1911–17) and edited the architecture magazine "Zodchiy". He gave his name to [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s painting ''[[Benois Madonna|Madonna Benois]]'' which he inherited from his father-in-law and presented to the [[Hermitage Museum]].
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'''Leon''' or '''Leonty Nikolayevich Benois''' ({{langx|ru|Леонтий Николаевич Бенуа|Leonty Nikolayevich Benua}}; {{OldStyleDate|23 August|1856|11 August}} – 8 February 1928)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pooler |first1=Richard Shaw |title=Leonardo da Vinci's treatise of painting: the story of the world's greatest treatise on painting - its origins, history, content, and influence |date=2014 |publisher=Vernon Press |location=Wilmington, Delaware |isbn=1622730178 |page=292}}</ref> was a Russian architect from the [[Benois family]].

==Biography==
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He was the son of architect [[Nicholas Benois]], the brother of artists [[Alexandre Benois]] and [[Albert Benois]]. He built the [[Roman Catholic]] cathedral of Notre-Dame in [[St Petersburg]], the [[Grand Ducal Burial Vault|mausoleum of the Grand Dukes of Russia]] in the [[Peter and Paul Fortress]], the [[Russian Chapel in Darmstadt]], and the [[Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Warsaw]], among many other works. Benois served as Dean of the [[Imperial Academy of Arts]] (1903–06, 1911–17) and edited the architecture magazine ''[[Zodchii]]''. He gave his name to [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s painting ''[[Benois Madonna]]'' which he inherited from his father-in-law and presented to the [[Hermitage Museum]]. The painter [[Nadia Benois]] was his daughter,<ref name="+ref">{{cite book |last1=Koralbelʹnikova |first1=Lûdmila Zinovʹevna |last2=Winestein |first2=Anna |last3=Hershman |first3=Suellen |title=Alexander Tcherepnin: the saga of a Russian émigré composer |date=2008 |publisher=Indiana University press |location=Bloomington and Indianapolis |isbn=9780253349385 |page=11}}</ref> and the actor [[Sir Peter Ustinov]] was his grandson.

==See also==
*[[Benois family]]

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Leon Benois}}
{{commons category|Leon Benois}}
*[http://www.enlight.ru/camera/104/index_e.html Cathedral of Notre-Dame de St Petersburg]
*[http://www.enlight.ru/camera/104/index_e.html Cathedral of Notre-Dame de St Petersburg]
*[http://www.spmonuments.org/Zacharias/benoisbio.html Biography of Leonty Benois]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311102531/http://www.spmonuments.org/Zacharias/benoisbio.html Biography of Leonty Benois]
*[http://www.artnet.com/library/00/0079/T007932.asp The Grove Dictionary of Art]
*[http://www.artnet.com/library/00/0079/T007932.asp The Grove Dictionary of Art]


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Latest revision as of 22:36, 6 October 2024

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Nikolayevich and the family name is Benois.
Leon Benois
Леонтий Бенуа
Leon Benois (before 1917)
Born(1856-08-11)11 August 1856
Petergof, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire
Died8 February 1928(1928-02-08) (aged 71)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
EducationMember Academy of Arts (1885)
Professor by rank (1892)
Full Member Academy of Arts (1893)
Alma materImperial Academy of Arts (1879)
Known forArchitecture
AwardsBig Gold Medal of the Imperial Academy of Arts (1879)

Leon or Leonty Nikolayevich Benois (Russian: Леонтий Николаевич Бенуа, romanized: Leonty Nikolayevich Benua; 23 August [O.S. 11 August] 1856 – 8 February 1928)[1] was a Russian architect from the Benois family.

Biography

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He was the son of architect Nicholas Benois, the brother of artists Alexandre Benois and Albert Benois. He built the Roman Catholic cathedral of Notre-Dame in St Petersburg, the mausoleum of the Grand Dukes of Russia in the Peter and Paul Fortress, the Russian Chapel in Darmstadt, and the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Warsaw, among many other works. Benois served as Dean of the Imperial Academy of Arts (1903–06, 1911–17) and edited the architecture magazine Zodchii. He gave his name to Leonardo da Vinci's painting Benois Madonna which he inherited from his father-in-law and presented to the Hermitage Museum. The painter Nadia Benois was his daughter,[2] and the actor Sir Peter Ustinov was his grandson.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pooler, Richard Shaw (2014). Leonardo da Vinci's treatise of painting: the story of the world's greatest treatise on painting - its origins, history, content, and influence. Wilmington, Delaware: Vernon Press. p. 292. ISBN 1622730178.
  2. ^ Koralbelʹnikova, Lûdmila Zinovʹevna; Winestein, Anna; Hershman, Suellen (2008). Alexander Tcherepnin: the saga of a Russian émigré composer. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University press. p. 11. ISBN 9780253349385.
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