Family Dynasty Timeline
Explore the artistic legacy spanning five generations of the Benois-Lanceray-Serebriakova dynasty
Generation 1
Origins
1750-1800
Alberto Giovanni Cavos
1750-1810
Composer
Director
Italian composer and theater director, Director of the Venice Theatre in Venice, founded the musical...
Generation 2
Founding Generation
1800-1850Cattarino Albertovich Cavos
1775-1840
Composer
Conductor
Son of Alberto Giovanni, prominent composer and conductor who moved to Russia and became court compo...
Albert Katerinovich Kavos
1800-1863
Architect
Imperial Russian architect who designed the Mariinsky Theatre and rebuilt the Bolshoi Theatre in Mos...
Nikolai Leontievich Benois
1813-1898
Architect
Imperial Russian architect, designed buildings at Peterhof Palace including the Imperial stables and...
Generation 3
Imperial Era
1850-1890Alexander Nikolayevich Benois
1870-1960
Painter
Art Critic
Stage Designer
Co-founder of Mir iskusstva movement, stage designer for Ballets Russes productions including Petrus...
Leon Nikolayevich Benois
1856-1928
Architect
Architect of St. Petersburg Court Choir Chapel and Russian Museum of Ethnography
Evgeny Alexandrovich Lansere
1848-1886
Sculptor
Sculptor specializing in bronze works depicting horses, Cossacks, and Central Asian subjects
Caterina Kavos
1825-1885
Artist
Daughter of Albert Kavos, mother of Nikolai Benois, connecting the Kavos and Benois dynasties
Generation 4
Silver Age
1880-1920Nadezhda Leontievna Benois
1896-1975
Painter
Stage Designer
Painter and stage designer, mother of Peter Ustinov, bridged Russian and British artistic traditions
Zinaida Serebriakova
1884-1967
Painter
Renowned Russian artist known for intimate family portraits, self-portraits, and ballet scenes
Evgeny Evgenievich Lansere
1875-1946
Painter
Graphic Artist
Illustrator
Versatile artist, member of Mir iskusstva movement, adapted to Soviet artistic demands
Nikolay Lansere
1879-1942
Architect
Innovative architect who bridged pre-revolutionary traditions and early Soviet modernism
Generation 5
Revolutionary Period
1910-1950
Tatyana Borisovna Serebriakova
1912-2014
Artist
Artist and daughter of Zinaida Serebriakova, continued family artistic traditions
Peter Ustinov
1921-2004
Actor
Director
Writer
Internationally acclaimed actor, director, and writer, son of Nadia Benois
Evgeny Borisovich Serebriakov
1906-1990
Engineer
Son of Zinaida Serebriakova, engineer who maintained connection to family artistic heritage
Alexander Borisovich Serebriakov
1907-1995
Decorator
Son of Zinaida Serebriakova, worked in decorative arts continuing the family's artistic traditions
Ekaterina Borisovna Serebriakova
1913-1967
Artist
Youngest daughter of Zinaida Serebriakova, artist who carried on the family tradition
Generation 6
Soviet Era
1940-1980
Ivan Nikolaev
1940-2018
Artist
Architect
Son of Tatyana Serebriakova, architect and artist who continued the family's creative legacy into th...
Generation 7
Contemporary
1970-PresentAnastasia Nikolaeva
1970-Present
Painter
Art Conservator
Daughter of Ivan Nikolaev, contemporary artist and art conservator specializing in restoration of fa...
Elizaveta Nikolaeva
1972-Present
Designer
Art Historian
Daughter of Ivan Nikolaev, graphic designer and art historian researching the family's artistic cont...
Matvey Nikolaev
1975-Present
Sculptor
Art Educator
Son of Ivan Nikolaev, contemporary sculptor and art educator who teaches the next generation
Tatyana Nikolaeva
1978-Present
Photographer
Documentary Artist
Daughter of Ivan Nikolaev, documentary photographer specializing in cultural heritage preservation
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