Jacques-François Amand
Illustration — Samson Delivered to the Philistines (1755) Jacques-François Amand (1730–1769) was a French painter of historical subjects. Amand was born in 1730, though the exact date is unknown, and the location disputed. He studied under Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre.
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Jacques-François Amand
Jean-François Amand · Œuvre appartenant au Musée des Beaux Arts de Besançon · Public domain
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- 1730 · France.
- Died
- 1769 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter · graphic artist
- Education
- Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
- Honours
- Prix de Rome
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Samson Delivered to the Philistines (1755) Jacques-François Amand (1730–1769) was a French painter of historical subjects. Amand was born in 1730, though the exact date is unknown, and the location disputed. He studied under Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre.
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In 1756 he was awarded the Prix de Rome for his Samson and Delilah; he spent 1759–1763 in Rome. After returning to Paris, he exhibited at the Salon numerous subjects from ancient history and mythology. He also engraved several of his own compositions. He was admitted to the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture on 26 September 1767 with a painting of Mago Barca. He died in Paris, on 7 March 1769.
Jacques-François Amand studied at Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are Rome. Work by Jacques-François Amand is recorded in the collections of Städel Museum, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper, Musée d'art et d'histoire de Saint-Lô and Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon. Distinctions recorded are Prix de Rome.
Mainz, State Museum, Jacques-François Amand, the capture of Samson, 1756
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1730
Jacques-François Amand born at France.
1769
Jacques-François Amand died at Paris.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Jacques Francois Amand, Jacques François Amand, François Aman-Jean, Jean-François Amand and Jean-François Aman. His recorded language was French. Amand received Prix de Rome. Recorded as having received Prix de Rome.
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Städel Museum, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper, Musée d'art et d'histoire de Saint-Lô and Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon
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