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Amaury-Duval, born Eugène-Emmanuel-Amaury Pineu-Duval in 1808 in Montrouge and died in 1885 in Paris, was a French painter trained by Ingres. A traveler and draftsman for the Morea Expedition, he influenced the decoration of churches and was recognized as one of the French Pre-Raphaelites.
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Eugène-Emmanuel-Amaury Pineu-Duval, known as Amaury-Duval, was born on April 13, 1808, in Montrouge. The son of diplomat Amaury Duval and nephew of playwright Alexandre Duval, he received artistic training from Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, who had a lasting influence on his style. In 1829, he joined the artists' commission for the Morea Expedition to Greece, where he served as a draftsman for the archaeological section.
Amaury-Duval presented his work for the first time at the Salon of 1833, notably withThe Green Ladyand hisSelf-portraitHis travels in Italy allowed him to discover and study the Italian Renaissance, profoundly influencing his pictorial approach. Back in France, he participated in the decoration of numerous churches during the reigns of Louis-Philippe and Napoleon III. An admirer of the Italian primitives, he is recognized for his Pre-Raphaelite style and left a lasting mark on the religious and decorative art of the 19th century.
