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Alexandre Nikolayevich Benois was a Russian artist, art critic, historian, preservationist, and founding member of Mir iskusstva, an art movement and magazine. As a designer for the Ballets Russes under Sergei Diaghilev, Benois exerted what is considered a seminal influence on the modern ballet and stage design.
Birth Name
Alexandre Nikolayevich Benois
Born
Wednesday, 04 May 1870
Died
Tuesday, 09 February 1960