Simon Bening

Simon Bening

url= http://www.vam.ac.uk/images/image/20608-popup.html
title= Medieval & Renaissance Europe at the V&A
work=Medieval and Renaissance
accessdate= 2007-08-17] Watercolour on vellum, Victoria and Albert Museum, London]

Simon Bening (1483–1561) was a 16th century miniature painter of the Ghent-Bruges school, the last major artist of the Netherlandish tradition.

Bening was trained in his father Alexander Bening's miniature painting workshop in Ghent. He made his own name after moving to Bruges. His specialty was the book of hours, but by his time these were becoming relatively unfashionable, and only produced for royalty and the very rich. He also created genealogical tables and portable altarpieces on parchment. Many of his finest works are Labours of the Months for Books of Hours which are largely small scale landscapes, at that time a nascent genre of painting. In other respects his style is relatively little developed beyond that of the years before his birth, but his landscapes serve as a link between the 15th century illuminators and Peter Brueghel. His self-portrait and other portraits equally are early examples of the portrait miniature. He served as dean of the calligraphers, booksellers, illuminators, and bookbinders in the Guild of Saint John and Saint Luke.

He created books for German rulers, like Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg, and royalty like Emperor Charles V and Don Fernando, the Infante of Portugal.

The artistic tradition continued in his family. His eldest daughter, Levina Teerlinc, became a miniature painter, mostly of portrait miniatures and another daughter became a dealer in paintings, miniatures, parchment, and silk.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Simon Bening — Simon Bening, Autoportrait, aquarelle, 1558 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Simon Bening — Simon Bening, Selbstporträt Monatsbild fü …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Simon Bening — Simon Bening, Self Portrait, watercolor, 1558 Archivo:Simonbening.jpg Enlace a doble escala a Simon Bening hacia 1540[1] Watercolour on vellum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Lo …   Wikipedia Español

  • Simon Bennik — Simon Bening, Selbstporträt Simon Bening, auch Simon Bennik (* um 1483 in Gent; † 1561 in Brügge), war ein flämischer Miniaturenmaler und Illustrator, er gilt als einer der bedeutenden Künstler seines Fachs …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bening — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Annette Bening (* 1958), US amerikanische Schauspielerin Heinrich Bening (1801–1895), deutscher Volkswirt und Jurist Simon Bening (auch Simon Bennik; * etwa 1483/1484, † 1561), flämischer Miniaturenmaler… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bening — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Annette Bening (né en 1958), actrice américaine Simon Bening (1483–1561), un enlumineur de l école de Bruges et Gand dans les Pays Bas méridionaux Béning… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • TEERLINC, Levina Bening — (c. 1520 1576) Levina Bening Teerlinc was born in Bruges and was the eldest of five daugh­ters. Her father Simon Bening and her grandfather Alexander Bening were both famous miniaturists, and Levina followed in their footsteps. Levina studied in… …   Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary

  • Levina Teerlinc — (auch Lievine, geb. Bening) (* 1510/1520 in Brügge oder Gent; † 23. Juni 1576 in London) war eine niederländische Malerin und die Tochter des berühmten Miniaturisten Simon Bening. 1545 wanderte sie nach England aus und war dort von 1546 bis zu… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Monatsarbeiten — Monatsbild „September“, Très Riches Heures des Herzogs von Berry (1412–16/1485; Chantilly, Musée Condé, Ms. 65, fol. 9v) – herbstliche Weinlese am Fuße des Schlosses Saumur, darüber as …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Monatsbild — „September“, Très Riches Heures des Herzogs von Berry (1412–16/1485; Chantilly, Musée Condé, Ms. 65, fol. 9v) – herbstliche Weinlese am Fuße des Schlosses Saumur, darüber as …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”