Artist

Pierre Benevault

Pierre Benevault is a Rococo painting artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Kunsthistorisches Museum.

Pierre Benevault painted grand, dreamy scenes of classical myths on canvas in the mid-1700s. His Sleeping Diana with Nymphs (1752) shows the moon goddess and her followers at rest, wrapped in soft folds of fabric against a shadowy grove. These works belong to the French Rococo tradition, where delicate light and playful themes ruled. Tap Sleeping Diana with Nymphs to zoom in and see how the brushwork and colors bring the quiet forest to life.

Works by Pierre Benevault

Collections represented

Kunsthistorisches Museum

Museum

Kunsthistorisches Museum

The Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien is an art museum in Vienna, Austria. Housed in its festive palatial building on the Vienna Ring Road, it is crowned with an octagonal dome. The term…

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