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: (40)
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Ambrosius Benson, The Lamentation, 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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Ambrosius Benson - The Magdalen Reading c. 1525 oil on oak The National Gallery, London Flemish
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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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William Nicholson - A.C. Benson 1924 oil on panel The Fitzwilliam Museum British
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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), 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. 2(of 3), 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), 1878
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Egbert van Panderen, St. Ambrosius, 16th - 17th century
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Frank Weston Benson, The V., 1917
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Jacobus Houbraken, Ambrosius Spinola..., 17th - 18th century
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Frank Weston Benson, A Cup of Water, 1920
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Ben Albert Benson, Christmas, 20th century
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S. Patricia Benson, American Indian #6, 1972
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S. Patricia Benson, American Indian #10, 1972
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S. Patricia Benson, Native American #4, 20th century
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Pieter de Jode I, Portrait of Ambrosius Spinola, Duke Sanseverinus, 16th - 17th century
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Frank Weston Benson, Plodding Home, 1924
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Frank Weston Benson, Ducks alighting, 1921
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Frank Weston Benson, Mallards, No. 2, 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson, Yellow No. 3, 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson, Woodcock, 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson, Herons in a Pine Tree, 1918
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Frank Weston Benson, The Bridge, 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson, Candelight, 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson, Black Ducks at Dusk, 1924
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Frank Weston Benson, River Drivers, 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson, Widgeon Rising, 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson, Wild Geese, 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson, Shelldrake"s Brood, 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson, Small Boats, 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson, Mother and child, 19th - 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson, Tired Geese, 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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Designed by William Arthur Smith Benson, English, 1854-1924 Manufactured by William Arthur Smith Benson, English,
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Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder - Flowers in a Vase 1614 oil on copper The National Gallery, London Dutch
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Ambrosius Bosschaert the younger - A vase of flowers 1633 oil on copper The Fitzwilliam Museum Dutch
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Ambrosius Bosschaert - Flowers in a Glass 1606 oil on copper Cleveland Museum of Art Dutch
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Ambrosius Francken I - The Judgement of Zaleucus 1606 oil on panel The Fitzwilliam Museum Flemish

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (7)
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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...
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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