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Vivant Dominique Denon AUCTION RECORDS
1747 Givry, Saone-et-Loire, France - 1825 Paris, France. Known for: Painting, drawing, archaeology, museum director.
Dominique Vivant, Baron de Denon (4 January 1747-27 April 1825) was a French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist. He was appointed first director of the Louvre Museum by Napoleon... Read full biography
Dominique Vivant, Baron de Denon (4 January 1747-27 April 1825) was a French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist. He was appointed first director of the Louvre Museum by Napoleon after the Egyptian campaign of 1798-1801. Born at Givry, Saône-et-Loire, Vivant Denon was sent to Paris... Read full biography
Dominique Vivant, Baron de Denon (4 January 1747-27 April 1825) was a French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist. He was appointed first director of the Louvre Museum by Napoleon after the Egyptian campaign of 1798-1801. Born at Givry, Saône-et-Loire, Vivant Denon was sent to Paris to study law, but he showed a decided preference for art and literature, and soon gave up his profession. In his twenty-third year he produced a comedy, Le Bon Pré, which obtained a succès d'estime,... Read full biography
Dominique Vivant, Baron de Denon (4 January 1747-27 April 1825) was a French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist. He was appointed first director of the Louvre Museum by Napoleon after the Egyptian campaign of 1798-1801. Born at Givry, Saône-et-Loire, Vivant Denon was sent to Paris to study law, but he showed a decided preference for art and literature, and soon gave up his profession. In his twenty-third year he produced a comedy, Le Bon Pré, which obtained a succès d'estime, as he had already won a position in society by his agreeable manners and exceptional conversational powers. He became a favorite of Louis XV, who entrusted him with the collection and arrangement of a cabinet of medals and antique gems for Madame de... Read full biography
Dominique Vivant, Baron de Denon (4 January 1747-27 April 1825) was a French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist. He was appointed first director of the Louvre Museum by Napoleon after the Egyptian campaign of 1798-1801. Born at Givry, Saône-et-Loire, Vivant Denon was sent to Paris to study law, but he showed a decided preference for art and literature, and soon gave up his profession. In his twenty-third year he produced a comedy, Le Bon Pré, which obtained a succès d'estime, as he had already won a position in society by his agreeable manners and exceptional conversational powers. He became a favorite of Louis XV, who entrusted him with the collection and arrangement of a cabinet of medals and antique gems for Madame de Pompadour, and subsequently appointed him attaché to the French embassy at St. Petersburg. On the accession of Louis XVI, Denon was transf... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePortrait d'un jeune homme de profil vers la gauche (recto); Portrait d'un vieil homme en buste de profil et esquisse d'un personnage assis (verso)
Vivant Dominique Denon Auction: 06/23/2009Lot: 96Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePORTRAIT OF MARIA THERESA OF NAPLES AND SICILY (1772-1807) AS A YOUNG GIRL
Vivant Dominique Denon Auction: 07/05/2016Lot: 241Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeA seated woman with a feathered hat and holding a fan, seen in profile (pair)
Vivant Dominique Denon Auction: 12/08/2017Lot: 267Subscribe or get free alerts
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Portrait of Jean Baptiste Greuze looking at a picture
Vivant Dominique Denon Auction: 07/04/1989Lot: 170Subscribe or get free alerts
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