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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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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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) 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. 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. 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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Jacobus Houbraken Ambrosius Spinola... 17th - 18th century
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Frank Weston Benson A Cup of Water Etching 1920
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Egbert van Panderen St. Ambrosius ENG 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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Pieter de Jode I Portrait of Ambrosius Spinola, Duke Sanseverinus Engraving 16th - 17th century
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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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Ben Albert Benson Christmas 20th century
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Frank Weston Benson Tired Geese 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 Mother and child Etching 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 Small Boats Etching 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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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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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 Francken I - The Judgement of Zaleucus 1606 oil on panel The Fitzwilliam Museum Flemish
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Ambrosius Bosschaert - Flowers in a Glass 1606 oil on copper Cleveland Museum of Art Dutch
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Ambrosius Bosschaert the younger - A vase of flowers n.d. oil on copper The Fitzwilliam Museum Dutch
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Ambrosius Bosschaert - Bouquet of Flowers on a Ledge 1619-1620 oil on copper Los Angeles County Museum of Art Dutch
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Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder - Flowers in a Glass Beaker n.d. Oil on Copper Norton Simon Museum Dutch
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Flower Still Life
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Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder - Bouquet of Flowers in a Glass Vase 1621 oil on copper National Gallery of Art Dutch
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Frank Weston Benson - Trail Riders 1964-1965 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Frank Weston benson - My Daughter Elisabeth c. 1914 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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Frank Weston Benson - Portrait in White 1889 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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David Edmonson Benson - Bread Cake and chrysanthemums 1892 line screen process The Royal Photographic Society British
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Frank Weston Benson - Margaret ("Gretchen") Strong c. 1909 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Peter L. Krider Company Two shoe buckles steel 1705
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Frank Weston Benson - Portrait of Mary Spencer Fuller 1914 oil on canvas Currier Museum of Art American
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Anonymous Untitled pastel circa 1760 - 1770
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Still Life: A Basket of Grapes and Other Fruit Jacob van Hulsdonck (Flemish, 1582-1647)Oil on
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Artist: Charles Francois Daubigny Title: The Dunes at Camiers Date: 1871 Medium: oil on canvas
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Unidentified Scene Attributed to Jörg Breu the Younger (German, active after 1530, died 1547)Distemper on
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Vessel rattle Probably Haida people Canada, British Columbi, (Queen Charlotte Islands), 19th century Wood 9.1
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Isaak Soreau, German, active in second quarter, 17th century Still Life with Grapes on a
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Tetradrachm with head of Seleucus I Coin; Greek Greek Hellenistic Period, 303–300 B.C. Syria (Kingdom),
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Jacob Isaacksz van Ruisdael, Dutch, 1628-29–1682 Rough Sea 1670 Oil on canvas 107.0 x 125.8

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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