His large canvas, The Entrance of Mahomet II into Constantinople (Musée des Augustins Toulouse), received a medal in 1876.Īfter 1880, he changed his manner, devoting himself to mural decorations and to portraits. Among his noted works in this vein are Last Rebels, Justice in the Harem (both in the Luxembourg Gallery), Les Chérifas, and Moroccan Prisoners (Bordeaux). A journey to Morocco in 1872 strongly influenced his early artistic development and lead him to produce Romantic scenes under the spell of Orientalism.
He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse, where he was a pupil of Alexandre Cabanel. Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant (also known as Benjamin Constant), born Jean-Joseph Constant (10 June 1845 – ), was a French painter and etcher best known for his Oriental subjects and portraits.īenjamin-Constant was born in Paris.
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