Alexandre Benois

Birth - May 4, 1870  |   Death - Feb 9, 1960  |   Genres - Documentary, Family, History

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Alexandre Nikolayevich Benois was a Russian artist, art critic, historian, preservationist, and founding member of Mir iskusstva, an art movement and magazine. As a designer for the Ballets Russes under Sergei Diaghilev, Benois exerted what is considered a seminal influence on the modern ballet and stage design.

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