Dominique Vivant Denon (1747 - 1825)
1747-01-04Chalon-sur-Saône, France1825-04-27Paris, FranceFrance
Dominique Vivant Denon
Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon 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 modern 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.
Date and place of birt: | 4 january 1747, Chalon-sur-Saône, France |
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Date and place of death: | 27 april 1825, Paris, France |
Nationality: | France |
Period of activity: | XVIII, XIX century |
Specialization: | Archaeologist, Artist, Diplomat, Draftsman, Engraver, Graphic artist, Medalist, Painter, Writer |
Genre: | Landscape painting, Portrait |
Art style: | Romanticism, Orientalism |