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 1861 professor. In 1863 and 1865 he travelled in the Crimea, and in 1868 went to Paris to paint altarpieces for the Russian churches there. Works: St. John Baptist in the Desert (1852); Flight into Egypt (1853); Come unto Me (1854); Christ in House of Mary and Martha (1855); Views and Costumes from Italy and Bavaria, Procession of the Host in Italy, Savoyard Girl at her Mother's Grave, Ruth and Boaz, Girl Drinking from a Spring, Lovers on a Terrace, Inn in Bavaria (1860), Apparition of the Virgin (1860); Assumption (1863).—Meyer, Künst. Lex., iii. 338.

BEINKE, FRITZ, born in Düsseldorf, April 23, 1842. Genre painter, pupil of the Düsseldorf Academy under Müller, Sohn, and Bendemann, then studied, travelling on repeated journeys through Germany, and northern Italy. Works: Visit of Condolence (1866); Rag-Picker in Black Forest (1868); Prayer (1871); Return from Excursion (1873); Forester at Breakfast (1873); The Juggler (1874); Meeting in the Field (1875); Long Live the Emperor! (1876); Flower Girl (1877).—Meyer, Künst. Lex., iii. 342.

BELGIOJOSO, CARLO BARBIANODI, Count, born in Milan, Aug. 17, 1815, died there, June 22, 1881. Pupil of Milan Academy, under Hayez; in 1840 went to Rome, and studied works of Raphael for two years. On his return to Milan devoted himself to painting until 1854, when he abandoned art for a literary career. In 1860-1880 he was President of the Academy. His paintings show little talent, but are carefully executed.—Meyer, Künst. Lex., iii. 347.

BELIN, JEAN, born at Caen, baptized Nov. 9, 1653, died in Paris, Feb. 12, 1715. Commonly called Jean Baptiste Blin, or Blain de Fontenay. Painter of still life, pupil of Monnoyer, whose daughter he married. Member of the Academy in 1687. Employed by Monnoyer in all his works in the royal castles and public buildings, he soon won the favor of Louis XIV., and received numerous orders for works at Versailles, Marly, Compiègne, and Fontainebleau. Works: Collection of his paintings in Grand Trianon; two in the Louvre, others in the Museum of Caen, Bayeux, Rennes, Orléans, Avignon, Tours, and Marseilles.—Meyer, Künst. Lex., iii. 348; D'Argenville, Abrégé, iv. 280; Clémont de Ris, Les Musées de Province, 115; Larousse.

Belisarius, Jacques Louis David, Louvre, Paris.

BELISARIUS, Jacques Louis David, Louvre, Paris; canvas, H. 3 ft. 4 in. × 3 ft. 8 in.; signed, dated Paris, 1784. The blind Roman general, reduced to beggary, seated at entrance of a temple at right, is recognized by one of his old soldiers as a woman drops an obolus into the helmet, held by his young companion. Salon, 1785. Engraved by Morel; Sisco. This picture is a reduction of