Alexandre Benois

May 3, 1870 - Feb 9, 1960

Alexandre Nikolayevich Benois was a Russian 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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Military Parade of Emperor Paul in front of Mikhailovsky Castle (1907)

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Promenade of Empress Elizabeth through the Noble Streets of St Petersburg (1903)

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Dancer in the procession of the Chinese emperor. Costume design for Stravinsky's opera "Nightingale" (1914)

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Bronze Horseman. Design for a cover to Pushkin's poem. (1905)

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