Theodor AMAN

(Campulung-Muscel, 1831 - Bucuresti, 1891)
Romanian painter. After taking drawing lessons with Constantin Lecca painter, at the Central School from Craiova, goes, in 1850, to Paris, where studies painting with Michel Martin Drolling, next, from 1851, with Francois Edouard Picot. This time he starts a historical compositions series, one of his favorites genre, in which he excels, creating a school (Last night of Mihai Viteazul, 1852; Battle from Oltenita, 1857; Battle from Alma, 1855; Union of the Principates, 1859; Romanian battle with the turks in St. George Island, 1859; Vlad Tepes and the messengers, 1861-1864; Turks driving away at Calugareni, 1872; Tudor Vladimirescu, 1874-1876; Boyards catched at dinner by Vald Tepes messengers, 1885-1887). The prestige he gained was encreased by being director of the Fine Arts National School, since the creation of this institutions, in 1863. In his rigorous painting, the evocation symbols bring a certain freshness, in the sense of the artist situation in reality. The novelty of his paintings are responses to his social and political cares in the period of the national state formation. There are also tries to enlighten the palette, by instantaneous snapshots, which speak to us about the echo, being even pale, of his experiences with some french artist which painted outdoor, at Barbizon, near Paris, where in the 7th and 8th decades, the basis of impressionism are layed out (View with the boat on the lake; Street in Sinaia; Constanta Harbour; Family Reunion; Gunboat in Constanta Harbour; In Park etc.).

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The driving out of the Turks at Calugareni
Last update: 2004, October 22
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