The Architectural Foundations of a Painter Born in Paris, France, Pierre D’Ulin began his journey not with a brush, but with the precise instruments of an architect. The son of an architect, his early education was steeped in the rigorous disciplines of geometry and practical perspective under the guidance of Sébastien Leclerc. This foundational training in structure and spatial logic would later become a hallmark of his visual language. While he was initially directed toward the architectural path by his father, studying under Philippe de La Hire, D’Ulin found himself increasingly drawn to t…