Ambrosius Benson

Ambrosius Benson (c. 1495/1500, in Ferrara or Milan[a] – 1550, in Flanders) was an Italian painter who became a part of the Northern Renaissance.

[b] In his lifetime, he was successful; he had a large workshop, his work was sold internationally, and he was especially popular in Spain.

[1] Benson worked as a journeyman before he was made master in 1519 and became a member of the guild of painters and saddle makers.

David refused to return the material, and after Benson pursued him legally, served time in prison for his appropriation.

It became a motif for him, and he painted the scene many times in his images of Mary Magdalen and the Sybil Persica, whom he treated as almost interchangeable.

Death of Lucretia , date unknown. The rape that led to Lucretia 's suicide can be seen in the background.
Late 19th-century version of one of his Sibilla Persica paintings, showing a half-length female reading a book held in her hands. [ 5 ]