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 Duke Francesco, then deceased, and his widow in S. Agostino, Cremona. His style was formed after that of Vittore Pisano, and Gentile da Fabriano.—C. & C., N. Italy, ii. 438; Vasari, ed. Mil., vi. 492; Calvi, Professori in Milano, 84, 95; Ch. Blanc, École lombarde.

BEMBO, GIAN FRANCESCO, called Il Vetrajo (the Glazier), died about 1526. Lombard school; younger brother and pupil of Bonifazio Bembo; probably studied later in Venice and in Rome. His Epiphany and Presentation in the Temple, painted about 1516, in the Cremona Cathedral, were long ascribed to Bonifazio. Lanzi praises his Madonna and Saints, dated 1524, in S. Pietro, Cremona.—Lanzi, ii. 427; Vasari, ed. Mil., v. 147; Ch. Blanc, École lombarde; C. & C., N. Italy, ii. 454.

BEMBO, PIETRO, portrait, Titian, Palazzo Barberini, Rome; canvas, life-size, seen to elbows. In the red hat and dress of a cardinal. Painted in 1540.—Vasari, ed. Mil., vii. 455; C. & C., Titian, ii. 28; Burckhardt, 718.

BEMBO, PIETRO, portrait, Titian, Nardi Collection, Venice; canvas, half length. Profile, bearded. Painted about 1537; replica of an earlier one, now missing?—Vasari, ed. Mil., vii. 455; C. & C., Titian, i. 418.

BEMMEL, PETER VON, born in Nuremberg, Aug. 18, 1685, died there in 1754. Landscape painter; German school; son and pupil, though not an imitator, of Wilhelm von Bemmel (1630-1708). He travelled much, and was held in repute, especially at Würzburg and Bamberg. Works: Sunrise, Sunset (Bamberg); three battle pieces, seventeen landscapes (Nuremberg); twenty landscapes (Würzburg). His brother Johann Georg (1669-1723), also his sons, grandsons, and nephews, were all artists of more or less distinction.—Meyer, Künst. Lex., iii. 493; Fiorillo, iii. 369.

BÉNARD, AUGUSTE SEBASTIEN, born in Paris in 1810. Horse painter; pupil of Granger and of Lafond. Works: Interior of Stable, Road in Normandy (1859); Stable Interior (1863); Military Funeral, Team Laden with Square Stones (1864); The Carrabas, Wagon of Fishmongers (1865); Military Funeral under Louis XII. (1867).

BÉNARD, HUBERT EUGÈNE, born at Bologne-sur-Mer, April 29, 1834. Genre and marine painter; pupil of Claudius Jacquand. Bronze medal, Rouen 1860. Works: Return from Fishing, Around Boulogne-sur-Mer (1857), Close of Oyster Fishing, Environs of Ambleteuse, Morning (Boulogne Museum); After Shipwreck, Ebb-Tide, Unloading of Fishermen's Boats (1859); View of Houses of Parliament, London (1863); Return from Fishing on Coast of Normandy (1864); Burial of Shipwrecked (1865);	Saving on the Sea, Mouth of Thames (1866);	Steamship arriving at Boulogne During a Storm (1868); Before the Departure, In the Harbour of Boulogne (1867).—Meyer, Künst. Lex., iii. 497.

BENASCHI (Beinaschi), GIOVANNI BATTISTA, Cavaliere, born in Turin in 1636, died there, Sept. 28, 1688. Pupil of the portrait painter Spirito, in Turin, and of Pietro del Pò, in Rome, where he made drawings after the frescos of the Carracci. He is said to have visited Modena to study the works of Correggio. His best pictures show graceful action, but the colouring is dull and heavy. The fresco style of Lanfranco had the most lasting influence upon his manner.—Meyer, Künst. Lex., iii. 497.

BENASSAI, GIUSEPPE, born at Reggio, Calabria, July 29, 1835, died in Florence, Dec. 5, 1878. Landscape painter; pupil, in Reggio, of Cavaliere Lavagna, then in Naples of Fergola, but soon returned to Reggio, and in 1857 went to Rome, where he continued his studies independently. After his return home he executed many works, and in 1863 settled in Florence. Visited Egypt in 1869. Works: Torrente di Melito, Souvenir of Lago Maggiore, Feudal Boundaries, Arrogance and Virtue, The Friendless (1859-63); Among Flowers,