Artists

Beltrand, Tony

Bemelmans, Ludwig

Ludwig Bemelmans (April 27, 1898 – October 1, 1962) was an Austrian and American writer and illustrator of children's books and adult novels. He is known best for the Madeline picture books. Six were published, the first in 1939.

Bemmel, Wilhelm von

Bëna

Benaglio, Francesco

Francesco Benaglio (c. 1432 - 1492) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period. His original name was Francesco di Pietro della Biada. 'Della Biada' (or 'a Blado') means 'of the oats' and was a reference to the profession of his father Pietro who was a grain merchant from Bergamo. Francesco moved with his family to Verona, where he is documented from 1456 until his death. He adopted his artist name Francesco Benaglio from a noble family then living in Bergamo. The artist was active in Verona. His first known work is a triptych in the church of San Bernardino in Verona (1462-1463). This was a prestigious commission and suggests he was already quite famous by that time. In 1475, Benaglio and another painter by the name of Martino were jailed for four months for painting one night some obscene or defamatory frescoes on the facade of the Sagramorso family palace, apparently at the behest of some enemies of the family. A group of five Madonnas ascribed to the artist show an ostentatious use of perspective foreshortening together with an almost geometric rigidity in the drawing of the figures. The monumentality of the figures is further emphasized by the highly stylized landscapes in...

Benaki Museum

Ben Albert Benson

Bénard

Benard and Frey

Bénard, Jacques-François

Bernardin is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name: Bernardin-François Fouquet (1705–1785), French Catholic prelate, Cardinal, abbot and archbishop of Embrun Bernardin Frankopan (1453–1529), Croatian nobleman, diplomat and warrior Bernardin Gantin (1922–2008), Beninese cardinal Bernardin Gigault de Bellefonds (1630–1694), French nobleman, soldier and courtier Bernardin Matam (born 1990), French weightlifter Bernardin Mungul Diaka (1933–1999), Prime Minister of Zaire Bernardin Palaj (1894–1947), Franciscan cleric, folklorist and poet Bernardin Pavlović (18th century), Croatian Franciscan writer Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737–1814), French writer and botanist Surname: Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737–1814), French writer and botanist Al Bernardin (1928–2009), American restaurateur and businessman François Bernardin Azaïs (1870–1986), French missionary and archeologist Giorgio Bernardin (1928–2011), retired Italian footballer Joseph Bernardin (1928–1996), American cardinal Marc Bernardin (born 1971), American journalist, TV writer

Benard, Robert

Benassit, Louis Emile