In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Leontievich and the family name is Benois.
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Nicholas Benois
Николай Бенуа
Portrait by Viktor Dumitrashko, late 19th century
Born
(1813-07-01)July 1, 1813
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died
December 11, 1898(1898-12-11) (aged 85)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Education
Member Academy of Arts (1847) Professor by rank (1857)
Alma mater
Imperial Academy of Arts (1836)
Known for
Architecture
Children
5, including Alexandre, Albert and Leon
Family
Benois
Awards
Nicholas or Nikolai Leontievich Benois (Russian: Николай Леонтьевич Бенуа, romanized: Nikolay Leontyevich Benua; 13 July [O.S. 1 July] 1813 – 23 December [O.S. 11 December] 1898)[1] was a Russian architect who worked in Peterhof and other suburbs of St. Petersburg.[2]
^The supplement to The modern encyclopedia of Russian, Soviet and Eurasian history: Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic - Bugaev, Boris Nikolaevich. Gulf Breeze, Fla: Academic International Press. 1995. p. 122.
^Chuchvaha, Hanna (2016). Art periodical culture in late imperial Russia: 1898-1917 print modernism in transition. Leiden Boston: Brill. p. 68. ISBN 9789004301405.
Mariinsky Theatre, Nicholas had four sons. Of these, Alexander Benois specialized in stage design, Albert Benois was a painter, and Leon Benois became a distinguished...
painting of the Madonna for the museum. It became known as the Madonna Benois. Benois published his Memoirs in two volumes in 1955. In 1927 he left Russia...
Benois is a surname that may refer to: Any of the Benois family of Russian artists, musicians, and architects, some of whose members are: Nicholas Benois...
Nicolas Benois may refer to: NicholasBenois (1813–1898), Russian architect Nicola Alexandrovich Benois (1901–1988), Russian-born Italian scenographer...
Famous members of the Benois family include: Mikhail Benois (1799–1861), colonel, tutor at the Corps of Pages. Leonty Benois (1801–1883), "the first...
architect from the Benois family. He was the son of architect NicholasBenois, the brother of artists Alexandre Benois and Albert Benois. He built the Roman...
had an active part in artistic politics. With Maxim Gorky and Aleksandr Benois, he participated with the so-called "Gorky Commission" and its successor...
Vaasa and from the Petergof railway station in Russia designed by NicholasBenois, with many features in common with the Helsinki railway station.: 21 ...
Ballets Russes. Benois was also focused on historical accuracy and had an extensive knowledge of fashion history. In addition, Benois contributed scenic...
Albert Benois and Yuly Benois), 1911–14. NicholasBenois (1813–1898) Russian Empire (French descent) Gothic Revival architect (father of Leon Benois, Alexander...
and her mother, Ekaterina Lansere, was a painter. Her grandfather, NicholasBenois, was a prominent architect, chairman of the Society of Architects and...
the theatre re-opened its doors in 1866. This time the architect was NicholasBenois from Russia. The theatre carried the name Nya Teatern (New Theatre)...
been Christopher Neysler, but some sources attribute the design to NicholasBenois. The building used "foot bricks" manufactured according to a traditional...
Friedrich Müller, Alexander Vostokov, Sergey Solovyov, Vasily Klyuchevsky, NicholasBenois, Isaak Levitan, and Vasily Vereshchagin. Until the Russian Revolution...
married NicholasBenois (then a junior partner of Alberto Cavos) and gave birth to nine siblings of the Benois family, including Albert Benois (1852–1936)...
Alexandre Benois, Walter Nouvel, Konstantin Somov, and Léon Bakst. Although not instantly received into the group, Diaghilev was aided by Benois in developing...
daughter of Albert Cavos, married NicholasBenois, a prominent Russian architect, and became the matriarch of the Benois family. Her descendants included...
1883—1886 reconstruction (architect Victor Schröter supervised by NicholasBenois) also held ballet performances. Imperial Theatres in Moscow were organized...
sculptor. His grandfather NicholasBenois, and his uncle Leon Benois, were celebrated architects. Another uncle, Alexandre Benois, was a respected artist...
Museum / The Benois Wing. Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. Retrieved 15 April 2019. The Mikhailovsky Palace and The Benois Wing Map (PDF)...
specialized in watercolor landscapes. His father was the architect, NicholasBenois. He graduated from secondary school in 1871, then attended the Imperial...
for military affairs, but liked drawing and painting. The architect NicholasBenois, who was visiting Goravsky's uncle (Chief of the Cadet Corps), took...
grounds was built the Razumovsky Palace, the architect of which was NicholasBenois. 1n 1861, the palace became the home of the Petrovsky Agricultural...
helped to draft the plans for a monument to Tsar Nicholas I, under the direction of NicholasBenois. His work was largely concerned with cost estimates...
(1752–1754). The project of Benois Building (or 'Corpus Benua') was developed in 1910-1912 by the famous Russian architect Leon Benois. The construction started...
arts, in the Alexander Garden, with a selection committee headed by NicholasBenois. Originally, sixteen busts were planned, but there were concerns that...
museum of local history. Its Gothic Revival design is attributed to NicholasBenois. The main house had a telescope, a picture gallery, and an ethnographic...
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