The Dual Life of a Soldier-Painter In the grand tapestry of nineteenth-century French art, few figures possess a narrative as strikingly dualistic as Albert Dubois-Pillet. To many, he was a disciplined officer of the French army, a man defined by the rigid structures of military academy life and the heavy responsibilities of command. Yet, beneath the uniform beat a heart deeply attuned to the luminous possibilities of color and light.…