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Theodor Aman (1831-1891) was a Romanian painter, engraver and art professor of Armenian ancestry. He mostly produced genre and history scenes. == Biography == His father was a cavalry commander from Craiova 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 Lecca〔(Brief biography ) @ Welcome to Romania.〕 and Carol Wallenstein de Vella (1795-1863) 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. Three years later, he had his first exhibition at the Salon. After that, he went to Istanbul in an effort to sell some paintings to the Sultan and visited Sevastopol during the Crimean War, 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. 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, 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.〔 In 1908, his home/workshop became a museum. In 2014, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the school's founding, Poșta Română issued a commemorative stamp with Aman's likeness. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Theodor Aman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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