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A Flemish illuminator and
miniature painter, Bening was possibly the most renowned illuminator of
his time. He was most likely a native of Ghent, where his father,
Alexander Bening, practised as a draughtsman and illuminator. He worked
in Ghent, Antwerp, Brussels, and London. Bening resided in Bruges and
became a citizen there in 1519. By 1500, he had joined the Guild of St
John and St Luke in Bruges. His most renowned works include two books of
hours—Les Heures de Notre-Dame dites de Hennessy and Travaux
des mois—as well as the manuscript Arbre généalogique de la
Maison souveraine de Portugal at the British Museum, a splendid
example of his work executed between 1530 and 1534 in collaboration with
Antonio de Holanda. While Bening's work shows a strong individual
character, he was influenced by artists such as Hugo van der Goes,
Martin Schongauer, and Albrecht Dürer. His daughter was the miniature
painter Levina Bening. He died in Bruges. |
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