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A successful landscape painter, Jean-Achille Benouville frequently exhibited canvases featuring the environs of Paris, among other French cities, at the Paris Salon from 1834 onward. Nevertheless, he is best known for the paintings he produced during sojourns in Italy, which are notable for their great sensitivity to the depiction of light and atmosphere. This painting was executed in Rome the year before Benouville won the Prix de Rome at the French Royal Academy. He earned his prize in the category of historical landscape, defined roughly as an idealized landscape with figures drawn from historical, religious, or literary subjects. This fictitious scene displays a mastery of subtle lighting effects and an ability to mix close observation of nature with general poetry of mood. The inclusion of three different religious orders together with an Eastern holy man adds a Romantic note touching on timeless, cross-cultural unity.
Excerpt from
Nicole Myers, DMA label copy, 2017.
NOTES
Created in 1844
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Jesuit, Franciscan, or Benedictine, or Augustinian, monk, friar?? who knows.
General Description pulled from public notes. No known author, but text is heavily based on the label copy listed below, so I'm marking is as "adapted" and citing it as "DMA label copy, 1993."
Label Copy:
Benouville was trained in Paris but worked also in Italy. He is best known for his Italian pictures, with their great sensitivity to southern light and atmosphere and their contribution to the growing trend of luminist painting that eventually led to impressionism. This painting was executed in Rome the year before Benouville won the "Prix de Rome" for historical landscapes. It displays a mastery of subtle lighting effects and an ability to mix close observation of nature with general poetry of mood. The inclusion of three different religious orders together with an eastern holy man adds a romantic note touching on cross-cultural, timeless unity.
Museum of Europe Label Text
August 1993
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Benouville, Jean-Achille (French, 1815-1891)
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Depicted location: Rome (Italy): TGN: 7000874
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267025377: UMO French Landscape Painting from Realism to Post-Impressionism
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- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston~View a painting of the Roman countryside by Jean-Achille Benouville.
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General Description
A successful landscape painter, Jean-Achille Benouville frequently exhibited canvases featuring the environs of Paris, among other French cities, at the Paris Salon from 1834 onward. Nevertheless, he is best known for the paintings he produced during sojourns in Italy, which are notable for their great sensitivity to the depiction of light and atmosphere. This painting was executed in Rome the year before Benouville won the Prix de Rome at the French Royal Academy. He earned his prize in the category of historical landscape, defined roughly as an idealized landscape with figures drawn from historical, religious, or literary subjects. This fictitious scene displays a mastery of subtle lighting effects and an ability to mix close observation of nature with general poetry of mood. The inclusion of three different religious orders together with an Eastern holy man adds a Romantic note touching on timeless, cross-cultural unity.
Excerpt from
Nicole Myers, DMA label copy, 2017.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston~View a painting of the Roman countryside by Jean-Achille Benouville.
Notes
Created in 1844
Checked Piction
Jesuit, Franciscan, or Benedictine, or Augustinian, monk, friar?? who knows.
General Description pulled from public notes. No known author, but text is heavily based on the label copy listed below, so I'm marking is as "adapted" and citing it as "DMA label copy, 1993."
Label Copy:
Benouville was trained in Paris but worked also in Italy. He is best known for his Italian pictures, with their great sensitivity to southern light and atmosphere and their contribution to the growing trend of luminist painting that eventually led to impressionism. This painting was executed in Rome the year before Benouville won the "Prix de Rome" for historical landscapes. It displays a mastery of subtle lighting effects and an ability to mix close observation of nature with general poetry of mood. The inclusion of three different religious orders together with an eastern holy man adds a romantic note touching on cross-cultural, timeless unity.
Museum of Europe Label Text
August 1993
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Benouville, Jean-Achille (French, 1815-1891)
Cultures
Geography
Depicted location: Rome (Italy): TGN: 7000874
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Historical periods
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