Emmanuel Michel Benner, known as Many Benner (17 July 1873, in

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– 12 November 1965, in

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), was a French

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. The son of

Jean Benner Jean Benner (28 March 1836, in Mulhouse – 28 October 1906, in Paris) was a French artist. He was twin to fellow artist, Emmanuel Benner, and the father of Many Benner, Emmanuel M. Benner, another artist. Early life Twins Jean and Emmanuel Benn ...

(whose father was also called

), Many was the nephew of his father's twin brother, also named Emmanuel Benner. All four Benners were painters. Benner was born on the

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island of

, where his father then lived as a member of a colony of artists. A very precocious painter, he studied with

Jean-Jacques Henner Jean-Jacques Henner (5 March 1829 – 23 July 1905) was a French painter, noted for his use of sfumato and chiaroscuro in painting nudes, religious subjects and portraits. Biography Henner was born at Bernwiller (Alsace). He began his stud ...

Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant (also known as Benjamin-Constant), born Jean-Joseph Constant (10 June 1845 – 26 May 1902), was a French painter and etcher best known for his Oriental subjects and portraits. Biography Benjamin-Constant was ...

Jules Joseph Lefebvre Jules Joseph Lefebvre (; 14 March 183624 February 1911) was a French painter, educator and theorist. Early life Lefebvre was born in Tournan-en-Brie, Seine-et-Marne, on 14 March 1836. He entered the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Ar ...

, and

Tony Robert-Fleury Tony Robert-Fleury (1 September 18378 December 1911) was a French painter, known primarily for historical scenes. He was also a prominent art teacher, with many famous artists among his students. Biography He was born just outside Paris, and st ...

(all acquaintances of his father and his uncle) before entering the

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at age 16 and winning second place at the

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in 1894, and again in 1898. He later won medals at the Salons of 1902 and 1905. Many Benner also served as the first director of the

Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner The Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner is a French art museum dedicated to the works of painter Jean-Jacques Henner (1829–1905). It is located in the 17th arrondissement of Paris at 43, Avenue de Villiers. The museum is housed within an 1878 ...

. Some of his paintings are kept in the

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