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Also known as Dominique Vivant, baron Denon, Dominique Vivant-Denon, Dominique-Vivant Denon, Baron Vivant Denon, Baron Dominique-Vivant Denon, Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon, Dominique Vivant Denon, Dominique Vivant (baron de Denon)

French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist (1747-1825)

Person · Open Library

Born
1747
Died
1825
Works
68

Top works

  • Description des objets d'arts qui composent le cabinet de feu M. le Baron V. Denon ...
  • Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt During the Campaigns of General Bonaparte in That Country
  • Point de Lendemain
  • Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt : Volume 3
  • POINT DE LENDEMAIN - RP N°807

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1
Total plays
6

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan
1747–1825
Nationality
FR
Role / Field
Writer, Graveurs, Engravers, Ecrivains, Diplomats
Language
fre, fre., fra
Gender
Male

Recorded by 37 libraries

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Key facts

Born
( 1747-01-04 ) 4 January 1747, Chalon-sur-Saône , Burgundy , Kingdom of France
Died
27 April 1825 (1825-04-27) (aged 78), Paris, Kingdom of France
Fields
Engraving , Archaeology

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Chalon-sur-Saône
Place of death
Paris
Occupation
graphic artist
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Noble title
baron
Field of work
erotic art
Image
Vivant Denon par Robert Lefèvre (1809).jpg
Work location
Paris
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Commons category
Dominique Vivant Denon
date of birth
1747-01-04
date of death
1825-04-28
Commons Creator page
Dominique-Vivant Denon
Commons gallery
Dominique-Vivant Denon
name in native language
Vivant Denon
has works in the collection
J. Paul Getty Museum
writing language
French
significant person
Helmina von Chézy
Sources (6)

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Works in European collections

30 objects attributed to Vivant Denon, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon ( French pronunciation: [dɔminik vivɑ̃ baʁɔ̃ dənɔ̃]; 4 January 1747 – 27 April 1825) was a French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist. Denon was a diplomat for France under Louis XV and Louis XVI. He was appointed as the first director of the Louvre museum by Napoleon after the Egyptian campaign of 1798–1801, and is commemorated in the Denon Wing of the Louvre museum and in the Dominique-Vivant Denon Research Center. His two-volume Voyage dans la basse et la haute Egypte ("Journey in Lower and Upper Egypt"), 1802, was foundational for modern Egyptology.

Birth and name

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