Artist: Ambrosius Benson (1495 - 1550)
Nationality: Flemish
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Media: Painting
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Biography:
Ambrosius Benson was born in Italy but began working in Bruges in 1518. Initially, he worked as an assistant to Gerard David. His paintings were successful in the Italian and Spanish markets and were created specifically for export to those locations. He painted primarily religious paintings but also produced some portraits.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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LE CONCERT APRES LE REPAS (1550 vers) by BENSON Ambrosius (atelier)
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Ambrosius Benson The Lamentation oil on oak panel 16th century
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The Lamentation, possibly ca. 1520-25 Ambrosius Benson (Netherlandish, active by 1519, died 1550)Oil on canvas,
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Judith et Holopherne (2e quart 16e siècle) by BENSON Ambrosius
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Ambrosius Benson - The Magdalen Reading c. 1525 oil on oak The National Gallery, London Flemish
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JEUNE FEMME LISANT UN LIVRE D'HEURES ; DIT AUTREFOIS PORTRAIT DE MARGUERITE D'AUTRICHE ; DIT AUSSI LA SIBYLLE PERSIQUE (1532 vers) by BENSON Ambrosius
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VIERGE A L'ENFANT AVEC SAINTE BARBE ET SAINTE CATHERINE D'ALEXANDRIE (1530 vers ; 1532 ou) by BENSON Ambrosius
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William Nicholson - A.C. Benson 1924 oil on panel The Fitzwilliam Museum British
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Ambrosius Benson - Elegant Couples Dancing in a Landscape c. 1545 oil on panel Utah Museum of Fine Arts Flemish
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Benson J. Lossing The Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War by Benson J. Lossing (New Haven: Geo. S. Lester, 1878), vol. 2(of 3) book with 445 wood engravings 1878
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Benson J. Lossing The Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War by Benson J. Lossing (New Haven: Geo. S. Lester, 1878), vol. 3(of 3) book with 323 wood engravings 1878
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Benson J. Lossing The Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War by Benson J. Lossing (New Haven: Geo. S. Lester, 1878), vol. 1(of 3) book with 406 wood engravings 1878
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Frank Weston Benson The V. Dry point 1917
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Frank Weston Benson A Cup of Water Etching 1920
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Frank Weston Benson Ducks alighting 1921
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Frank Weston Benson Plodding Home 1924
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Frank Weston Benson Yellow No. 3 Etching 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson Mallards, No. 2 Etching 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson Black Ducks at Dusk 1924
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Frank Weston Benson Woodcock Dry point 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson River Drivers Etching 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson Widgeon Rising Etching 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson Wild Geese etching 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson The Bridge dry point 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson Candelight Etching 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson Boats at Dawn 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson Flying Widgeon 19th - 20th century
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The banquet, Henri Benson , circa 1912, Linoleum cut on wove paper
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Ben Albert Benson Christmas 20th century
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Jacobus Houbraken Ambrosius Spinola... 17th - 18th century
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Frank Weston Benson Tired Geese Etching 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson Small Boats Etching 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson Shelldrake's Brood Drypoint 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson Herons in a Pine Tree Etching-Dry point 1918
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Frank Weston Benson Mother and child Etching 19th - 20th century
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Block Island Bicyle, Richard Benson (United States, born 1943) , 1988, Ink print
Museum of Fine Arts -
Designed by William Arthur Smith Benson, English, 1854-1924 Manufactured by William Arthur Smith Benson, English,
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Egbert van Panderen St. Ambrosius ENG 16th - 17th century
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Bouquet of Flowers on a Ledge, Ambrosius Bosschaert (Holland, Middelburg, 1573 - 1621)  (Artist), 1619-1620, Oil on copper
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Fall River Boiler, Richard Benson (United States, born 1943) , 1987, Photomechanical ink-spray print
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Triple-light with Wall Bracket, W. A. S. Benson & Co. (England, London, 1854 - 1924)  (Made by), circa 1900, Brass, vaseline glass, and electrical wire
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Triple-light with Wall Bracket, W. A. S. Benson & Co. (England, London, 1854 - 1924)  (Made by), circa 1900, Brass, vaseline glass, and electrical wire
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Triple-light with Wall Bracket, W. A. S. Benson & Co. (England, London, 1854 - 1924)  (Made by), circa 1900, Brass, vaseline glass, and electrical wire
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Pieter de Jode I Portrait of Ambrosius Spinola, Duke Sanseverinus Engraving 16th - 17th century
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Untitled, Richard Benson (United States, born 1943) , circa 1973, Gelatin silver print, split-toned
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20 Fags, Sarah Lucas (England, London, born 1962)  (Artist), 2002, Cigarettes (Benson & Hedges Special Filters), hammer and wire
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Kettle and Stand with Burner, William Arthur Smith Benson (England, 1854 - 1924) , circa 1899, Silver-plated copper, brass
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S. Patricia Benson Native American #4 Embossed relief, intaglio etching, made from lucite plate 20th century
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S. Patricia Benson American Indian #6 embossed relief, intaglio color etching made from lucite plate~  1972
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S. Patricia Benson American Indian #10 embossed relief, intaglio color print made from lucite plate 1972
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Table Stand with Coffee Pot, Milk Jug, and Spirit Burner, William Arthur Smith Benson (England, 1854 - 1924) , circa 1899, Copper and iron
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Jeux d'enfants (1er quart 17e siècle) by DUBOIS Ambroise (dit), BOSSCHAERT Ambrosius
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LE CONNETABLE ANNE DE MONTMORENCY (16e siècle) by MAITRE DE RIEUX-CHATEAUNEUF (atelier)
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Jeux d'enfants (1er quart 17e siècle) by DUBOIS Ambroise (dit), BOSSCHAERT Ambrosius
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Jeux d'enfants (1er quart 17e siècle) by DUBOIS Ambroise (dit), BOSSCHAERT Ambrosius
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Jeux d'enfants (1er quart 17e siècle) by DUBOIS Ambroise (dit), BOSSCHAERT Ambrosius
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Hercule et Déjanire (1er quart 17e siècle) by DUBOIS Ambroise (dit), BOSSCHAERT Ambrosius
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Jeux d'enfants (1er quart 17e siècle) by DUBOIS Ambroise (dit), BOSSCHAERT Ambrosius
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BOUQUET DE FLEURS DANS UNE ARCATURE DE PIERRE S'OUVRANT SUR UN PAYSAGE (1619 vers ; 1621 ou) by BOSSCHAERT Ambrosius le Vieux
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Jeux d'enfants (1er quart 17e siècle) by DUBOIS Ambroise (dit), BOSSCHAERT Ambrosius

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (10)
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Bishop’s University Art Gallery: Ground Zero
The exhibition catalogue contains photos of the studio work and articles by eight graduating Art History students: Brent Bassermann; Robert Benson; Chris Driezick; Allison Hepworth; Erika Jenkinson; Geneviève Morin and Melinda Steinberg. While th...
Peabody Essex Museum: FRANK BENSON: AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST
Benson's virtuosity with light in all its manifestations will be the focus of a major exhibition opening at the Peabody Essex Museum September 29, 2000. Frank Benson: American Impressionist, will ...
Detroit Institute of Art: WISDOM AND PERFECTION: Lotus Blossoms in Asia Art
Other works related to the summer season are also on view. IMAGE:
Pillow (detail of lotus and willow decoration),
late 12th century: Korea, Koryo dynasty:
(Celadon with inlaid slip decorat...
Minneapolis Institute of Arts: American Impressionism: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum
In Boston, Edmund Tarbell, Frank Benson, Robert Reid and Frederick Carl Frieseke developed a genteel version of Impressionism related to the culture of that city. Artists such as Daniel Garber and Maurice Prendergast carried Impress...
Columbia Museum of Art: Masters of the American Watercolor
A celebrated portraitist in the medium of oil, John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) adopted watercolor as his preferred painting medium while traveling throughout Europe and America in the first years of the twentieth century. Two of the works feature...
Edward Thorp Gallery: Fervor : A Group Exhibition
An active surface of visionary tales makes up Trudy Benson‚s paintings. Monsters and oversized heads in all their fleshy immediacy emerge from the thick impasto paint application. The subject matter fluctuates between the grotesque and the innocen...
Forster: Anti-Gravity: Andrew McAttee
McAttee has commented: “My aim is to provide the viewer with a colourful riot of gravity-less forms set in highly-layered, seemingly endless space with a sense of ambiguity, humour and celebration. “Anti-Gravity is to draw attention t...
Gallery at Crestanello Gran Caffe Italiano: Junko Nakamura: Paintings
This is how the artist describe her inspiration: "I started to learn Japanese dance at four - now, instead of using my body, I am dancing through the strikes of my paint brush, I strive to bring the heart of dance onto the canvas to convey the ton...
San Jose Museum of Art: Howard Ben Tré: Interior/Exterior
Howard Ben Tre, whose work is often compared to Constantin Brancusi and Isamu Noguchi, is widely regarded as a pioneer in...
ccnoa: Convergence: Tiong Ang, Luisa Caldwell, Janet Echelman, Carlo Ferraris, Craig Fisher, Christa Maiwald, Maria Morganti, Linda Van Boven
Bringing new talent to the forefront and initiating relationships with emerging and established artists and creating a comprehensive dialogue between the works of local, national and international artists, Ms. Lynch, has worked as an independent c...

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