Benedito Calixto
(1853–1927) Brazilian artist (1853-1927)
Benedito Calixto (Brazil, 1853–1927) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Benedito Calixto belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.
Benedito Calixto was born in Itanhaém and died in São Paulo. Benedito Calixto trained at Académie des beaux-arts.
One of the best-known works is ‘Inundação da Várzea do Carmo’. The catalogue has 90 works by Benedito Calixto with free images. The dated works span the years 1850–1950. Works by Benedito Calixto are held by several collections, among them Museu Paulista collection, São Paulo Museum of Sacred Art, Museu de Arte de São Paulo, and Penha Convent.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Almeida Júnior, Claude Thomas Stanfield Moore, Carl Larsson, João Marques de Oliveira, and Juan Francisco González.