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 von Hohenzollern (1864), Sigmaringen Castle; Jos. Joachim (1868, Berlin, and 1870, London), Rob. Reinick (1873), Gen. von Obernitz and Wife (1877), portrait of himself (1879), Antwerp Academy.—Illustr. Zeitg. (1874), i. 66; (1882), i. 91; Meyer, Künst. Lex., iii. 504; Wolfg. Müller, Düsseldf. K., 29; Kugler, Kl. Schriften; Kunst-Chronik, i. 132; Pecht, iii. 261.

BENDEMANN, RUDOLF, born in Dresden, Nov. 11, 1851, died at Pegli, near Genoa, in May, 1884. History and genre painter; pupil of the Düsseldorf Academy under his father, Eduard; was in Munich in 1877-79, then visited Egypt. Works: Frithiof and Ingeborg (1874); frieze paintings (1876), National Gallery, Berlin; Nymph (1877); Beer-Sale (1878); Burial of Frauenlob, Festival in 16th Century, Lute-*player (1879); Tavern Scene in Bavaria (1880);	Procession in Cairo, Well in Egypt (1881).—Meyer,	Künst. Lex., iii. 511; Kunst-Chronik, xix. 516.

BENDZ, VILHELM FERDINAND, born at Odense, Denmark, March 20, 1804, died at Vicenza, Nov. 14, 1832. Genre and portrait painter; pupil of Copenhagen Academy under C. V. Eckersberg, where he won several prizes; studied in Munich 1831-32, visited Tyrol, died on his way to Rome. Works: Model School at the Academy, Artist looking at Sketch in Mirror (1826), Sculptor working from Life Model (1827), Copenhagen Gallery; Beggar Woman and Child, Portraits of Frederic VII., Christian IV. in Battle of Femern (1828).—Weilbach, 52.

BENEDETTO, IL. See Castiglione, Gio. Benedetto.

BENEDICT, ST., Paolo Veronese, Pitti, Florence; canvas, H. 6 ft. 6 in. × 4 ft. 6 in. St. Benedict, in episcopal robes, standing between Placidus and Maurus, his disciples; in front kneel five nuns, one of whom bears a tiara; another, St. Scolastica, has a dove at her feet; above, like a glory, the marriage of St. Catherine. Engraved by G. Bonatti.—Gal. du Pal. Pitti, iv. Pl. 20.

BENEDICTER, JOSEF, born at Fischingen, Würtemberg, June 4, 1843. Architecture painter; pupil, from 1863, of Munich Academy, lastly under Alex. Wagner, until he joined in the campaign against France, in 1870. After the war he went to Holland, and in 1876 visited Florence, Rome, and Naples. His paintings and his cabinet pictures are masterly in technic and effect. Works: Portal of Town Hall in Rothenburg (1869); View in Heidelberg Castle (1872); Young Green-Grocer, Roman Portal, Gothic Cloister (1873); Peasant's Room in Sunlight (1879); Kitchen in Castle Neuenstein, Tinker (1881); Alone at Home (Wm. Astor, New York); Cradle (J. T. Martin, Brooklyn); Rural Interior (D. O. Mills, New York).—Meyer, Künst. Lex., iii. 526.

BENEFIAL, MARCO, Cavaliere, born in Rome in 1684, died there, April 2, 1764. Roman school; pupil of B. Lambert; began to exhibit in 1703. After his marriage in 1707 met with a series of privations, and was obliged to associate himself with one Germisoni, a mediocre but busy painter, and, for a share of the profits, do the greater part of the work. In 1718 he received an order from Pope Clement XI., followed by others from different churches, which bettered his situation. In competition with Domenico Muratori he painted, in 1731, his most important work, the Flagellation of Christ. For a short time he was professor at the Accademia di S. Luca. Having become blind, he depended, during his last years, on the charity of his patron, Count Soderini.—Meyer, Künst. Lex., iii. 531; Lanzi (Roscoe), i. 511.

BENFATTO, LUIGI (Alvise), called Dal Friso, born at Verona in 1559, died at Venice in 1611. Venetian school; history painter; nephew, and for many years in the studio of Paolo Veronese, whom, in the outset, he copied even to servility; afterwards gave himself up to an easy and rapid style of composition. Works: Constantine's Dream before the Battle with Maxentius, God the Father with Angels and Evangelists,