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Theodor Aman (20 March 1831 – 19 August 1891) was a Romanian painter, engraver and art professor. He mostly produced
(The Painter who Grew Up in the Churchyard) from ''Ziarul Lumina'', 6 January 2010 , After displaying an early affinity for art, he took his first lessons with Constantin LeccaBrief biography
@ Welcome to Romania. and Carol Wallenstein de Vella at Carol I National College. In 1850, he went to Paris, where he studied briefly with Michel Martin Drolling then, after Drolling's death, with François-Édouard Picot. While there, he became part of the Romanian revolutionary circles. In 1853 he has his first display at the
New Museum
'' At this point in his career he chose to focus on painting still life, and small portraits.
He died on 19 August 1891 due to a prostate infection.
In 1908 his home and workshop in Bucharest was converted into the Theodor Aman Museum in dedication to his life and works. The museum is one of the oldest memorial museums in Romania and houses a large number of Aman paintings. The exhibit ”Theodor Aman — painter and engraver” was inaugurated on March 24, 2011, at th
Controceni National Museum
The exhibit ”The mysteries of Theodor Aman’s painting,” was inaugurated at the Theodor Aman Museum on December 23, 2014. In 2014, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the school's founding, Poșta Română issued a commemorative stamp with Aman's likeness.
File:Theodor Aman - Gipsy Girl, 1884.jpg, Gypsy Girl
File:Theodor Aman - Primul atelier al pictorului la Paris.jpg, First Workshop in Paris
File:Theodor Aman - Boierii surprinşi la ospăţ de trimişii lui Vlad Ţepeş.jpg, Boyars surprised at the feast by Vlad the Impaler's envoys; painting by Theodor Aman
File:Theodor Aman - Vlad the Impaler and the Turkish Envoys.jpg, Vlad the Impaler and the Turkish Envoys
File:Tudor Vladimirescu.jpg, Portrait of Tudor Vladimirescu
File:Theodor Aman - Street in Cîmpulung, 1890.jpg, Street in Câmpulung
Aman, între conștiința istorică și hedonism
(Between Historical Consciousness and Hedonism) by Adrian Silvan Ionescu from ''Ziarul de Duminică'', 6 April 2011
@ Muzeul Municipiului București {{DEFAULTSORT:Aman, Theodor 1831 births 1891 deaths Artists from the Principality of Wallachia People from Câmpulung Romanian people of Armenian descent Carol I National College alumni 19th-century Romanian painters Romanian graphic designers Romanian printmakers Members of the Romanian Academy elected posthumously Burials at Bellu Cemetery 19th-century people from the Principality of Wallachia
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Biography
His father was a cavalry commander fromCraiova
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but he was born in Câmpulung, where his family had fled to escape the plague."Pictorul care a copilărit în curtea bisericii"(The Painter who Grew Up in the Churchyard) from ''Ziarul Lumina'', 6 January 2010 , After displaying an early affinity for art, he took his first lessons with Constantin LeccaBrief biography
@ Welcome to Romania. and Carol Wallenstein de Vella at Carol I National College. In 1850, he went to Paris, where he studied briefly with Michel Martin Drolling then, after Drolling's death, with François-Édouard Picot. While there, he became part of the Romanian revolutionary circles. In 1853 he has his first display at the
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in Paris, showing his ''Autoportrait.'' While in Paris, he became friends with other like-minded artists and Romanian revolutionaries such as Nicolae Bălcescu, and the writers Dimitrie Bolintineanu, and Cezar Bolliac. In this environment, influenced by revolutionary ideas, Aman completed the historical themed painting “''Mihai VIteazul’s First Night”,'' which was inspired by the writings of Bolintineanu.
As a result of his strong patriotic sentiments, he participated in the Romanian Revolution of 1848 along with Ioan Maiorescu, Eugeniu Carada, and other revolutionaries.
After that, he went to Istanbul in an effort to sell some paintings to the Sultan and visited Sevastopol during the Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the Second French Empire, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861), Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont fro ...
, creating history paintings with themes related to Romania's nationalist aspirations. In 1855, he presented one of his best-known works, depicting the Battle of Alma, at the Exposition Universelle.
He returned to Romania in 1857, settling in Bucharest where he starts the foundation of his school the Bucharest National University of Arts.
When he returned home, he was knighted by Prince Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei and presented with a scholarship to continue his studies in Paris, where he came under the influence of the Barbizon school. After a brief stay in Rome, he returned to Bucharest.
In 1864, he and Gheorghe Tattarescu convinced Romania's ruler, Alexandru Ioan Cuza
Alexandru Ioan Cuza (, or Alexandru Ioan I, also Anglicised as Alexander John Cuza; 20 March 1820 – 15 May 1873) was the first ''domnitor'' (prince) of the Romanian Principalities through his double election as List of monarchs of Moldavia ...
, to establish the "National School of Fine Arts" (now known as the Bucharest National University of Arts). Aman was appointed its first director and held that position until his death.
Theodor Aman remained headmaster of the school until his death. In 1889 and 1890 he displayed his work in exhibits at the New Museum
'' At this point in his career he chose to focus on painting still life, and small portraits.
He died on 19 August 1891 due to a prostate infection.
In 1908 his home and workshop in Bucharest was converted into the Theodor Aman Museum in dedication to his life and works. The museum is one of the oldest memorial museums in Romania and houses a large number of Aman paintings. The exhibit ”Theodor Aman — painter and engraver” was inaugurated on March 24, 2011, at thControceni National Museum
The exhibit ”The mysteries of Theodor Aman’s painting,” was inaugurated at the Theodor Aman Museum on December 23, 2014. In 2014, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the school's founding, Poșta Română issued a commemorative stamp with Aman's likeness.
Selected paintings
References
Further reading
*Vasile Florea and Călin Dan, ''Th.Aman'', Ministry of Culture, 1984 *Teodor Simionescu and Adriana Gănescu, ''Theodor Aman 1831–1891'', museum catalog, Fondul Plastic Arts, 1971 *B. Mosescu-Maciuca, ''Theodor Aman'', Meridians, 1962 *Radu Bogdan, ''Theodor Aman'', Editura de Stat Pentru Literatură și Artă, 1955 * ''Theodor Aman 1831–1891'', Rumanian Institute for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, 1954External links
Aman, între conștiința istorică și hedonism
(Between Historical Consciousness and Hedonism) by Adrian Silvan Ionescu from ''Ziarul de Duminică'', 6 April 2011
@ Muzeul Municipiului București {{DEFAULTSORT:Aman, Theodor 1831 births 1891 deaths Artists from the Principality of Wallachia People from Câmpulung Romanian people of Armenian descent Carol I National College alumni 19th-century Romanian painters Romanian graphic designers Romanian printmakers Members of the Romanian Academy elected posthumously Burials at Bellu Cemetery 19th-century people from the Principality of Wallachia