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Baron Denon Collection

Baron Denon, born Dominique Vivant Denon in 1747, was a French artist, writer, diplomat

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Unwrapping the Mummy, before 1825. Creator: Harriet Cheney

Unwrapping the Mummy, before 1825. Creator: Harriet Cheney
Unwrapping the Mummy, before 1825. Scene in the Paris apartment of Dominique-Vivant Denon, diplomat, explorer, and director of the Musee du Louvre

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Profile Portrait of the Printers Brunet and Lasteyrie, 1816. Creator: Vivant Denon

Profile Portrait of the Printers Brunet and Lasteyrie, 1816. Creator: Vivant Denon
Profile Portrait of the Printers Brunet and Lasteyrie, 1816

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Portrait of Countess Mollien, 1816. Creator: Vivant Denon

Portrait of Countess Mollien, 1816. Creator: Vivant Denon
Portrait of Countess Mollien, 1816

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Portrait of Monsieur de Mortemart-Boisse, 1816. Creator: Vivant Denon

Portrait of Monsieur de Mortemart-Boisse, 1816. Creator: Vivant Denon
Portrait of Monsieur de Mortemart-Boisse, 1816

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Portrait of a Young Lady, c. 1820. Creator: Vivant Denon

Portrait of a Young Lady, c. 1820. Creator: Vivant Denon
Portrait of a Young Lady, c. 1820

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Portrait of a Young Lady, c. 1820. Creator: Vivant Denon

Portrait of a Young Lady, c. 1820. Creator: Vivant Denon
Portrait of a Young Lady, c. 1820

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Portrait of General Frézia, Baron of Ogliano, 1817–20. Creator: Vivant Denon

Portrait of General Frézia, Baron of Ogliano, 1817–20. Creator: Vivant Denon
Portrait of General Frezia, Baron of Ogliano, 1817-20

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Seated Young Woman Holding an Open Book, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon

Seated Young Woman Holding an Open Book, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon
Seated Young Woman Holding an Open Book, 1817

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Portrait of Brunet, Printer, 1816. Creator: Vivant Denon

Portrait of Brunet, Printer, 1816. Creator: Vivant Denon
Portrait of Brunet, Printer, 1816

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Portrait of Monsieur Nelys in Profile, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon

Portrait of Monsieur Nelys in Profile, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon
Portrait of Monsieur Nelys in Profile, 1817

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Portrait of Samuel Rogers, English Poet, 1816. Creator: Vivant Denon

Portrait of Samuel Rogers, English Poet, 1816. Creator: Vivant Denon
Portrait of Samuel Rogers, English Poet, 1816

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Portrait of Brunet, Printer, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon

Portrait of Brunet, Printer, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon
Portrait of Brunet, Printer, 1817

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Portrait of Madame Giacomelli, 1817–20. Creator: Vivant Denon

Portrait of Madame Giacomelli, 1817–20. Creator: Vivant Denon
Portrait of Madame Giacomelli, 1817-20

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Portrait of Lantara in the Role of Joly, from Le Peintre au Cabaret, 1816. Creator: Vivant Denon

Portrait of Lantara in the Role of Joly, from Le Peintre au Cabaret, 1816. Creator: Vivant Denon
Portrait of Lantara in the Role of Joly, from Le Peintre au Cabaret, 1816

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Portrait of a Young Woman, 1817–20. Creator: Vivant Denon

Portrait of a Young Woman, 1817–20. Creator: Vivant Denon
Portrait of a Young Woman, 1817-20

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Portrait of an Old Man, 1816. Creator: Vivant Denon

Portrait of an Old Man, 1816. Creator: Vivant Denon
Portrait of an Old Man, 1816

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: View of Jeurs, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon

View of Jeurs, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon
View of Jeurs, 1817

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Woman Seated before a Table, 1823. Creator: Vivant Denon

Woman Seated before a Table, 1823. Creator: Vivant Denon
Woman Seated before a Table, 1823

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Portrait of Crébillon, c. 1820. Creator: Vivant Denon

Portrait of Crébillon, c. 1820. Creator: Vivant Denon
Portrait of Crebillon, c. 1820

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Two Portraits of a Man in Half-Length, 1784/1815. Creator: Vivant Denon

Two Portraits of a Man in Half-Length, 1784/1815. Creator: Vivant Denon
Two Portraits of a Man in Half-Length, 1784/1815

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Love Tormented by Considerations Great and Small, 1817–20. Creator: Vivant Denon

Love Tormented by Considerations Great and Small, 1817–20. Creator: Vivant Denon
Love Tormented by Considerations Great and Small, 1817-20

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Landscape with Windmill, Young Man and Girl, and Two Oxen, n.d. Creator: Vivant Denon

Landscape with Windmill, Young Man and Girl, and Two Oxen, n.d. Creator: Vivant Denon
Landscape with Windmill, Young Man and Girl, and Two Oxen, n.d

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Cupid, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon

Cupid, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon
Cupid, 1817

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Virgin in a Chair, 1817–20. Creator: Vivant Denon

Virgin in a Chair, 1817–20. Creator: Vivant Denon
Virgin in a Chair, 1817-20

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Cupid and a Young Woman, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon

Cupid and a Young Woman, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon
Cupid and a Young Woman, 1817

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Lithography Lesson, 1819. Creator: Vivant Denon

Lithography Lesson, 1819. Creator: Vivant Denon
Lithography Lesson, 1819

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: The Holy Family, 1809. Creator: Vivant Denon

The Holy Family, 1809. Creator: Vivant Denon
The Holy Family, 1809

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Family Group (Woman Reading to Two Children), c. 1820. Creator: Vivant Denon

Family Group (Woman Reading to Two Children), c. 1820. Creator: Vivant Denon
Family Group (Woman Reading to Two Children), c. 1820

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Baron Denon before his Easel, 1823. Creator: Vivant Denon

Baron Denon before his Easel, 1823. Creator: Vivant Denon
Baron Denon before his Easel, 1823

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Profile Portrait of Monsieur de Sommariva, c. 1820. Creator: Vivant Denon

Profile Portrait of Monsieur de Sommariva, c. 1820. Creator: Vivant Denon
Profile Portrait of Monsieur de Sommariva, c. 1820

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Denon Instructing a Young Woman Drawing on a Lithographic Stone, c. 1820. Creator: Vivant Denon

Denon Instructing a Young Woman Drawing on a Lithographic Stone, c. 1820. Creator: Vivant Denon
Denon Instructing a Young Woman Drawing on a Lithographic Stone, c. 1820

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Allegory of Maternal Felicity, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon

Allegory of Maternal Felicity, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon
Allegory of Maternal Felicity, 1817

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Madame Lavallée and Madame de Valory, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon

Madame Lavallée and Madame de Valory, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon
Madame Lavallee and Madame de Valory, 1817

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Temple of Sibyl in Méréville, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon

Temple of Sibyl in Méréville, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon
Temple of Sibyl in Mereville, 1817

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Young Girl with Bird, c. 1820. Creator: Vivant Denon

Young Girl with Bird, c. 1820. Creator: Vivant Denon
Young Girl with Bird, c. 1820

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Man and Two Women Conversing, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon

Man and Two Women Conversing, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon
Man and Two Women Conversing, 1817

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Self-Portrait with Two Young Ladies, c. 1816–17. Creator: Vivant Denon

Self-Portrait with Two Young Ladies, c. 1816–17. Creator: Vivant Denon
Self-Portrait with Two Young Ladies, c. 1816-17

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Conversation, a Family Drawing and Reading, the Nurse Holding an Infant, a Portrait of Pri... 1817

Conversation, a Family Drawing and Reading, the Nurse Holding an Infant, a Portrait of Pri... 1817
Conversation, a Family Drawing and Reading, the Nurse Holding an Infant, a Portrait of Prince Edmond de Beauvau Behind a Chair, and Portraits of Madame Lavallee and Madame Vallory, Both Seated, 1817

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Conversation, a Family Drawing and Reading, the Nurse Holding an Infant, a Portrait of Pri... 1817

Conversation, a Family Drawing and Reading, the Nurse Holding an Infant, a Portrait of Pri... 1817
Conversation, a Family Drawing and Reading, the Nurse Holding an Infant, a Portrait of Prince Edmond de Beauvau Behind a Chair, and Portraits of Madame Lavallee and Madame Vallory, Both Seated, 1817

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Portrait of Monsieur de Menneval, 1817–20. Creator: Vivant Denon

Portrait of Monsieur de Menneval, 1817–20. Creator: Vivant Denon
Portrait of Monsieur de Menneval, 1817-20

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Portrait of Monsieur Morice, 1817–20. Creator: Vivant Denon

Portrait of Monsieur Morice, 1817–20. Creator: Vivant Denon
Portrait of Monsieur Morice, 1817-20

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Illustrations of Egypt. By Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon (1747-1825), French artist, writer

Illustrations of Egypt. By Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon (1747-1825), French artist, writer, diplomat, author
5669636 Illustrations of Egypt. By Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon (1747-1825), French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist (drawing) by Denon

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Portrait of Dominique-Vivant Denon (1747-1825). Artist: Lefevre, Robert (1756-1830)

Portrait of Dominique-Vivant Denon (1747-1825). Artist: Lefevre, Robert (1756-1830)
Portrait of Dominique-Vivant Denon (1747-1825). Found in the collection of Musee de l Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon, 1747 - 1825. French artist, diplomat, author

Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon, 1747 - 1825. French artist, diplomat, author, archaeologist and first director of the Louvre museum. After a 19th century work

Background imageBaron Denon Collection: Self Portrait, c. 1780 (pastel)

Self Portrait, c. 1780 (pastel)
XIR176657 Self Portrait, c.1780 (pastel) by Denon, Dominique Vivant (1747-1825); 54.5x45.5 cm; Musee Denon, Chalon-sur-Saone



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Baron Denon, born Dominique Vivant Denon in 1747, was a French artist, writer, diplomat, and archaeologist known for his contributions to the arts during the Napoleonic era. As Napoleon's official court artist and director of the Louvre Museum, Baron Denon played a crucial role in acquiring and cataloguing artworks from across Europe. His passion for art led him on numerous expeditions to Egypt and Italy where he documented ancient ruins and artifacts. His detailed drawings and writings provided valuable insights into these civilizations for future generations. Baron Denon's legacy lives on through his extensive collection of artwork at the Louvre Museum and his published works that continue to inspire art historians today. His influence on European culture cannot be overstated as he helped shape the artistic landscape of his time. In addition to his artistic pursuits, it also served as a diplomat under Napoleon Bonaparte's regime, negotiating treaties with foreign powers and promoting French interests abroad. Despite facing political turmoil throughout his career, Baron Denon remained dedicated to preserving cultural heritage and advancing the arts.