Welcome to Benezit Dictionary of Artists
- A comprehensive and definitive resource for artists’ biographies, published since 1911
- Includes 149,000 biographies as well as auction records, exhibition histories, and over 11,000 images of artists’ signatures and stamps of sale
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Filippino Lippi
The frescos in the Carafa Chapel in Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome, demonstrate Filippino Lippi's unique ability to translate erudite Christian doctrine and distant history into lively tangible forms.
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Jules Breton
Characterized as a Realist tempered by a poet, French painter Jules Breton interpreted his subjects, often scenes from provincial life, with an idealistic charm.
In this update, Grove Art publishes 1 new and 38 revised articles, in addition to 51 emendations across both dictionaries. Benezit publishes 1 new and 19 updated biographies.
Explore the full list of what has been recently published and revised on Oxford Art Online.
Letter from the Editor
Read a letter from Benezit’s Editor in Chief, Dr. Valerie Cassel Oliver, discussing her editorial approach and the work underway to expand Benezit’s coverage of emerging artists, varied media, and artists of diverse social and cultural backgrounds.
Collection Guides
Join Benezit on a tour of unique art collections around the world! Written by experts and curators, our Collection Guides present the history and highlights of museums and galleries. Follow links to related texts in Oxford Art Online and around the web to learn more about the artists in these outstanding collections.
