His father was a cavalry commander from
Craiova but he was born in Câmpulung, where his family had fled to escape the plague. After displaying an early affinity for art, he took his first lessons with
Constantin Lecca 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. 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 the 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. ==Selected paintings==