Denis 1713 1784 Collection

Portrait of historical figures and view of the Parisian cafe Le Procope
JLJ4668410 Portrait of historical figures and view of the Parisian cafe Le Procope: Benjamin Franklin, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire, Jean D Alembert, Moliere, Maximilien Robespierre

Description of the lacrimal gland, bandage for the swelling of the lacrimal glands
FLO4611843 Description of the lacrimal gland, bandage for the swelling of the lacrimal glands and cataract operation - Plate taken from " L'Encyclopedie" by Denis Diderot (1713-1784)

Portrait of the French writer and philosopher Denis Diderot (engraving)
ELD4896112 Portrait of the French writer and philosopher Denis Diderot (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of the French writer and philosopher Denis Diderot (1713-1784)

chemistry laboratory, engraving from Encyclopedia by Diderot and d'Alembert (France), 1750
1752754 chemistry laboratory, engraving from Encyclopedia by Diderot and d'Alembert (France), 1750; (add.info.: chemistry laboratory)

Bookbinding workshop, Engraving from Encyclopedia par Diderot and d'Alembert, c. 1750 - 1790
1744419 Bookbinding workshop, Engraving from Encyclopedia par Diderot and d'Alembert, c. 1750 - 1790; (add.info.: Bookbinding workshop, Engraving from Encyclopedia par Diderot and d'Alembert)

A surgeon performing trepanation and various surgical instruments, lever by Jean louis Petite, easel, trestle clamps
FLO4611817 A surgeon performing trepanation and various surgical instruments, lever by Jean louis Petite, easel, trestle clamps, cauterizer and round and triangular plates

Chirugical equipment with a machine to reduce complex fractures and a machine for disloque arms - Plate taken
FLO4611937 Chirugical equipment with a machine to reduce complex fractures and a machine for disloque arms - Plate taken from " L'Encyclopedie" by Denis Diderot (1713-1784)

Pascal's (1623-1664) digital counting machine (1642) showing, top, two of the train of number wheels which were
530837 Pascal's (1623-1664) digital counting machine (1642) showing, top, two of the train of number wheels which were viewed through windows in the casing of the machine

Illustration depicting a French; 18th century, treadmill. From Diderot's Encyclopedie
5311484 Illustration depicting a French; 18th century, treadmill. From Diderot's Encyclopedie; Universal History Archive/UIG

ALEMBERT, Jean Le Rond D'(1717-1783). English philosopher, writer and mathematician.; DIDEROT, Denis (1713-1784)
CUL4875799 ALEMBERT, Jean Le Rond D'(1717-1783). English philosopher, writer and mathematician.; DIDEROT, Denis (1713-1784). English erudite writer and philosopher. Type in press

Arterial system in the human body. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by James Drake
FLO4611586 Arterial system in the human body. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by James Drake from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva

Eye surgery and instruments for dental surgery - Plate from " L'Encyclopedie" by Denis Diderot (1713-1784)
FLO4611866 Eye surgery and instruments for dental surgery - Plate from " L'Encyclopedie" by Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Jean Le Rond D'Alembert (1717-1783)

Allegorical frontispiece of Denis Diderot Encyclopedie, Paris, 1751-1780. Engraving
530372 Allegorical frontispiece of Denis Diderot Encyclopedie, Paris, 1751-1780. Engraving; Universal History Archive/UIG

Casting cannon: tapping furnace to allow molten metal to run into the moulds a feet of workmen on left
530557 Casting cannon: tapping furnace to allow molten metal to run into the moulds a feet of workmen on left. On right, puddler is skimming off impurities

Human skeleton viewed from the front, leaning on a spade. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration
FLO4611575 Human skeleton viewed from the front, leaning on a spade. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by Andreas Vesalius from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet

Needles: Cutting from steel wire (1), flattening end (4), stamping eye (2), punching eye (3)
542210 Needles: Cutting from steel wire (1), flattening end (4), stamping eye (2), punching eye (3), filing eye and pointing end (7), polishing (8). Specific monotonous task

Denis Diderot (1713-1784) French encyclopedist and philosopher, engraving after Van Loo colourized document
1747432 Denis Diderot (1713-1784) French encyclopedist and philosopher, engraving after Van Loo colourized document; (add.info.: Denis Diderot (1713-1784) French encyclopedist and philosopher

Enlightenment: Portrait of Denis Diderot (1713-1784), writer and philosopher painting by Claude Bornet (1733-1804)
BEN5478408 Enlightenment: Portrait of Denis Diderot (1713-1784), writer and philosopher painting by Claude Bornet (1733-1804). Paris Library of the French Comedy.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

The salon of Madame Geoffrin, 1812 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4613014 The salon of Madame Geoffrin, 1812 (oil on canvas) by Lemonnier, Anicet-Charles (1743-1824); 129x196 cm; Musee National du Chateau de Malmaison, Rueil-Malmaison

Denis Diderot, 18th century (engraving)
1810706 Denis Diderot, 18th century (engraving) by Alix, Pierre Michel (1762-1817); (add.info.: Denis Diderot (1713-1784) French encyclopaedist and philosopher, engraving); Photo © CCI

Denis Diderot, 5 October 1713, 31 July 1784, was a French abbe, writer, translator, philosopher
7279187 Denis Diderot, 5 October 1713, 31 July 1784, was a French abbe, writer, translator, philosopher by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Denis Diderot)

Statue of Denis Diderot (1713-1784), writer, French philosopher, co-author of the Encyclopedie with Jean D Alembert
YOU4418677 Statue of Denis Diderot (1713-1784), writer, French philosopher, co-author of the Encyclopedie with Jean D Alembert (1717-1783), Bronze sculpture by Jean Gautherin (1840-1890)

The salon of Madame Geoffrin, 1812 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4646858 The salon of Madame Geoffrin, 1812 (oil on canvas) by Lemonnier, Anicet-Charles (1743-1824); 129x196 cm; Musee National du Chateau de Malmaison, Rueil-Malmaison

Statue of Denis Diderot (1713-1784) (marble)
YOU4418215 Statue of Denis Diderot (1713-1784) (marble) by Houdon, Jean-Antoine (1741-1828); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Statue of Denis Diderot (1713-1784), French writer, philosopher

Supper of the Philosophers, 1773
FIA5405313 Supper of the Philosophers, 1773 by Huber, Jean (1721-86); Voltaire Foundation, Oxford University, UK; (add.info.: Le Souper des philosophes - Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet dit)

Terracotta bust of the philosopher Denis Diderot (1713-1784
JLJ4659005 Terracotta bust of the philosopher Denis Diderot (1713-1784) Sculpture by Jean Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) 1771 Paris, Musee du Louvre by Houdon

Siecle des Lumieres: "Portrait of Denis Diderot (1713-1784)
JLJ4647509 Siecle des Lumieres: " Portrait of Denis Diderot (1713-1784), writer and philosopher" Painting by Jean Simon Berthelemy (1743-1811) 1784 Dim. 0, 55 x 0, 46 m

Le Dinner des philosophes - Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet dit
XEE4147395 Le Dinner des philosophes - Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet dit, 1694-1778) - Jean le Rond d Alembert (1717-1783), the Marquis of Condorcet (1743-1794), Abbe Maury (1746-1791)

Last scene of the "Pere de famille"by Denis Diderot - fac simile - engraving
LSE4093245 Last scene of the " PAre de famille" by Denis Diderot - fac simile - engraving after a drawing by Ziesenis, Coutellier, in " Histoire generale illustree du theatre"

Chapter Head of the Encyclopedia of Diderot and Alembert, 1751
LSE4102601 Chapter Head of the Encyclopedia of Diderot and Alembert, 1751 by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chapter Head of the Encyclopedia of Diderot and Alembert)

Agriculture economy rustique: moulin a vent - in "Encyclopedie"
LSE4095899 Agriculture economy rustique: moulin a vent - in " Encyclopedie" by Diderot et d Alembert by Unknown artist

Portrait of the French writer and philosopher Denis Diderot, 1767 (Oil on canvas)
JLJ4647500 Portrait of the French writer and philosopher Denis Diderot, 1767 (Oil on canvas) by Van Loo, Louis Michel (1707-1771); 81x65 cm; Louvre, Paris

Portrait of the French writer and philosopher Denis Diderot (1713-1784
XEE4310133 Portrait of the French writer and philosopher Denis Diderot (1713-1784) engraving by Michel Van Loo by Van Loo

Portrait of Alembert and a text page of the Encyclopedia of Diderot and Alembert, 1751
LSE4102619 Portrait of Alembert and a text page of the Encyclopedia of Diderot and Alembert, 1751 by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Diderot from the Encyclopedia of Diderot and Alembert, 1751
LSE4102607 Portrait of Diderot from the Encyclopedia of Diderot and Alembert, 1751 by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Impress Catherine II (1729-1796
XEE4157293 Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Impress Catherine II (1729-1796) from Russia to Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia

A dinner of philosophers joining Voltaire, Diderot, Abbe Maury and Condorcet
JLJ4568471 A dinner of philosophers joining Voltaire, Diderot, Abbe Maury and Condorcet: Francois Marie Arouet dit Voltaire (1694-1778) (1), Denis Diderot (1713-1784)

Paris - The cafe "Procope"in the 18th century from right to left
XEE4151090 Paris - The cafe " Procope" in the 18th century from right to left, in the medallions, Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, Nicolas Joseph Florent Gilbert, Denis Diderot

Portrait of Diderot and a page of the Encyclopedia of Diderot and Alembert, 1751
LSE4102610 Portrait of Diderot and a page of the Encyclopedia of Diderot and Alembert, 1751 by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Title Page of the Encyclopedia of Diderot and Alembert, 1751
LSE4102608 Title Page of the Encyclopedia of Diderot and Alembert, 1751 by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Title Page of the Encyclopedia of Diderot and Alembert)

Title Page of the Encyclopedia of Diderot and Alembert, 1751
LSE4102594 Title Page of the Encyclopedia of Diderot and Alembert, 1751 by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Title Page of the Encyclopedia of Diderot and Alembert)

Siecle des Lumieres: portrait of Denis Diderot (1713-1784), French writer and philosopher
XEE4144743 Siecle des Lumieres: portrait of Denis Diderot (1713-1784), French writer and philosopher. Engraving from 1876

Title page of "Letter on the Deaf and Mute for the Use of Those Who Heard
GIA4785959 Title page of " Letter on the Deaf and Mute for the Use of Those Who Heard and Speak" by Denis Diderot, 1751

Portrait of Denis Diderot (1713-1784) Writer Painting by Jean Honore Fragonard (1732-1806
JLJ4641891 Portrait of Denis Diderot (1713-1784) Writer Painting by Jean Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) 18th century Sun. 0, 81 x 0, 65 m by Fragonard, Jean-Honore (1732-1806); Louvre, Paris

Frontispiece of the Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Jean le Rond d
LSE4093220 Frontispiece of the Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Jean le Rond d Alembert by Cochin (allegory of Reason)

Portrait of Denis Diderot (1713-1784) - Engraving from the painting by Dmitri Levitski
LSE4101877 Portrait of Denis Diderot (1713-1784) - Engraving from the painting by Dmitri Levitski (1735-1822), circa 1770 by Levitsky

The philosophers of the 18th century in the staircase of Voltaire
XEE4406516 The philosophers of the 18th century in the staircase of Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet dit, 1694-1778)." Engraving of the 19th century after a cardboard of Chenavard

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Denis Diderot (1713-1784), a prominent figure of the 18th century, was not only an abbe but also a writer, translator, and philosopher. His contributions to French literature and philosophy are still celebrated today. In the enchanting painting "The salon of Madame Geoffrin, " we catch a glimpse of the intellectual atmosphere that Diderot thrived in. Surrounded by fellow thinkers and artists, he engaged in lively discussions about art, literature, and politics. This oil on canvas masterpiece captures the essence of enlightenment thinking. Diderot's passion for knowledge led him to co-author the famous Encyclopedie with Jean D'Alembert. This monumental work aimed to compile all human knowledge at that time into one comprehensive encyclopedia. A bronze sculpture by Jean Gautherin immortalizes both these brilliant minds who dedicated their lives to expanding human understanding. A marble statue further pays tribute to Denis Diderot's intellectual legacy. Standing tall and dignified, it symbolizes his profound influence on French society during the Age of Enlightenment. "The Supper of Philosophers" is another testament to Diderot's philosophical pursuits. In this captivating artwork from 1773, we witness intellectuals gathered around a table engaging in deep conversations about life's mysteries. It exemplifies how Diderot sought truth through reason and critical thinking. Pierre-Michel Alix skillfully captured Denis Diderot's likeness in an engraving that showcases his thoughtful expression and sharp intellect. The terracotta bust adds another dimension to our understanding of this great philosopher as it reveals intricate details carved by skilled hands. As part of Siecle des Lumieres or "Century of Enlightenment, " portraits like "Portrait of Denis Diderot" shed light on his influential role during this transformative period in history when reason triumphed over superstition. Lastly, we encounter a facsimile engraving depicting the last scene of Diderot's play "Pere de famille.