Collection: Amaury-Duval

Amaury-Duval, born Eugène-Emmanuel-Amaury Pineu-Duval on April 13, 1808 in Montrouge and died on December 26, 1885 in Paris, is a French painter. Son of the diplomat Amaury Duval and nephew of the playwright Alexandre Duval, he was one of the first students of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. In 1829, he joined the commission of artists sent to Greece as part of the Morea Expedition, as a draftsman for the archaeology section.

His work was first exhibited at the Salon of 1833 with several portraits, including *The Green Lady* and his *Self-Portrait*. After a long trip to Italy, he discovered the art of the Italian Renaissance, which profoundly influenced his style. Back in France, he participated in the decoration of many churches under Louis-Philippe and Napoleon III. His taste for the Italian primitives earned him a place among the French Pre-Raphaelites.