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Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant (also known as Benjamin Constant), born Jean-Joseph Constant (10 June 1845 - 26 May 1902), was a French painter and etcher best known for his Oriental subjects and portraits.
Benjamin-Constant was born in Paris. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he was a pupil of Alexandre Cabanel. A journey to Morocco in 1872 strongly influenced his early artistic development and lead him to produce Romantic scenes under the spell of Orientalism. Among his noted works in this vein are Last Rebels, Justice in the Harem (both in the Luxembourg Gallery), Les Cherifas, and Moroccan Prisoners (Bordeaux). His large canvas, The Entrance of Mahomet II into Constantinople (Toulouse Museum), received a medal in 1876.
After 1880, he changed his manner, devoting himself to mural decorations and to portraits. Prominent examples include the great plafond in the Hôtel de Ville, Paris, entitled Paris Convening the World; his paintings in the New Sorbonne, representing Literature, The Sciences, and the Academy of Paris; and the plafond of the Opera Comique theatre. He was distinguished as a portrait painter, especially in England, where he was a favorite of the aristocracy. His portrait Mons fils Andra (Luxembourg) was awarded a medal of honor at the Salon in 1896.
Benjamin-Constant painted Pope Leo XIII, Queen Alexandra of England (1901), Lord John Lumley-Savile, and Henri Blowitz (1902). He was made a member of the Institute in 1893, and was a commander of the Legion of Honor. He visited the United States several times, and painted a number of portraits. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York owns a large mural decoration by Benjamin-Constant entitled Justinian in Council.
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Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant Portrait of an Arab Woman Oil on panel
21 5/8 x 17 3/4 inches (55 x 45.1 cm)
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Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant Queen Herodiade 1881(1881)
Oil on canvas
50 7/8 x 37 1/8 inches (129.5 x 94.6 cm)
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Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant Portrait of an Arab Woman Medium Oil on panel
Dimensions 21 5/8 X 17 3/4 inches (55 X 45.1 cm)
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Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant Queen Herodiade Date 1881(1881)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 50 7/8 X 37 1/8 inches (129.5 X 94.6 cm)
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Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant Palace Guard with Two Leopards Oil on canvas
39 1/2 X 24 3/8 inches (100.4 X 62.2 cm)
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Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant Arabian Nights Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 18 1/2 X 35 inches (47.25 X 89 cm)
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Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant Odalisque Title Odalisque
Date 1882
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Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant Kaiser Joseph I 1684(1684)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 126 ?? 105 cm (49.6 ?? 41.3 in)
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Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant Portrait of Madame Helene Vincent Date 1893(1893)
Medium Oil on canvas
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Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant The Empress Theodora at the Colisseum Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 62 x 52 1/2 inches (157.5 x 133.4 cm)
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Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant Harem Scene 1876(1876)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 18 x 21 3/4 inches (46 x 55.5 cm)
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Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant
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(also known as Benjamin Constant), born Jean-Joseph Constant (10 June 1845 - 26 May 1902), was a French painter and etcher best known for his Oriental subjects and portraits.
Benjamin-Constant was born in Paris. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he was a pupil of Alexandre Cabanel. A journey to Morocco in 1872 strongly influenced his early artistic development and lead him to produce Romantic scenes under the spell of Orientalism. Among his noted works in this vein are Last Rebels, Justice in the Harem (both in the Luxembourg Gallery), Les Cherifas, and Moroccan Prisoners (Bordeaux). His large canvas, The Entrance of Mahomet II into Constantinople (Toulouse Museum), received a medal in 1876.
After 1880, he changed his manner, devoting himself to mural decorations and to portraits. Prominent examples include the great plafond in the Hôtel de Ville, Paris, entitled Paris Convening the World; his paintings in the New Sorbonne, representing Literature, The Sciences, and the Academy of Paris; and the plafond of the Opera Comique theatre. He was distinguished as a portrait painter, especially in England, where he was a favorite of the aristocracy. His portrait Mons fils Andra (Luxembourg) was awarded a medal of honor at the Salon in 1896.
Benjamin-Constant painted Pope Leo XIII, Queen Alexandra of England (1901), Lord John Lumley-Savile, and Henri Blowitz (1902). He was made a member of the Institute in 1893, and was a commander of the Legion of Honor. He visited the United States several times, and painted a number of portraits. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York owns a large mural decoration by Benjamin-Constant entitled Justinian in Council.
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