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	Jean-Dominique Vivant Denon
		Denon's main duty as director was to incorporate the looted works of art Napoleon was claiming from the campaigns in Austria, Spain, Italy, Poland and the German states into the Imperial museums.
		Denon's fame rests not with the history of art he wrote, but rather his ability to create the first comprehensive public museum arranging art by schools and periods.
		Denon's museum launched the 19th century's quest for edifying, public museums which would result in the acquisition frenzies of national museums throughout Europe, such as Wilhelm von Bode (q.v.) in Berlin.
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	Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon
		Dominique Vivant, Baron de Denon, French artist and archaeologist, was born at Chalon-sur-Saône on the 4th of January 1747.
		On the accession of Louis XVI Denon was transferred to Sweden; but he returned, after a brief interval, to Paris with the ambassador M. de Vergennes, who had been appointed foreign minister.
		Denon was the author of a novel, Point de lendemain (1777), of which further editions were printed in 1812, 1876 and 1879.
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		Denon was the author of a novel, Point de lendemain (1777), of which further See also:
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		Toussaint L'Ouverture, François Dominique TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE, FRANÇOIS DOMINIQUE [Toussaint L'Ouverture, François Dominique], c.1744-1803, Haitian patriot and martyr.
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	Crispian Riley-Smith - Baron Dominique-Vivant Denon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Denon was one of the founders of the Louvre Museum, and was responsible for saving many works of art and monuments of French culture from destruction during the French Revolution.
		Denon executed these powerful drawings in 1794-5 at the height of the Reign of Terror during the French revolutionary tribunals.
		Denon drew about thirty depictions of aristocratic defendants, being judged or taken to their execution at the guillotine, all of which are laid down on the same type of mount as the present sheets.
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	Baron Vivant Denon by CARTELLIER, Pierre
		One of the first life-size statues put up in a cemetery was the one made by Cartellier for Vivant Denon.
		Denon is portrayed in such a natural attitude, so supple and lifelike that he might seem almost to have been a visitor sketching a picturesque corner of the cemetery.
		Dominique-Vivant Denon (1747-1825) was a French artist, archeologist, and diplomat.
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		Dominique Vivant 1: '''Dominique Vivant, Baron de Denon ''' (4 January, 1747 - 27 April, 182 5: had been appointed foreign minister.
		In 1775 Denon was sent on a special mission to Switzerland, 7: en the French RevolutionRevolution was over, Denon was one of the band of eminent men who frequented 11: ernes, recueillis par Vivant Denon '' in 1829.
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	Robert Lefèvre. Biography. - Olga's Gallery
		Thanks to the sponsorship of Dominique-Vivant Denon, who was appointed the Director General of Museums in 1802, Robert Lefévre obtained numerous commissions from Napoleon.
		Dominique-Vivant Denon (Chalon-sur-Saône, 4 January 1747 - Paris, 27 April 1825), baron, is an outstanding figure in the world of arts in France at the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century.
		He was a draftsman, engraver, and author; he was a diplomat (undertook diplomatic missions for Louis XVI to Russia, Switzerland, and Naples), collector, and Director General of Museums, one of the organizers of the Napoleon Museum, today the Louvre Museum.
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	AllRefer.com - Denon, Dominique-Vivant, Baron (European Art, 1600 To The Present, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Denon, Dominique-Vivant, Baron, European Art, 1600 To The Present, Biographies
		Denon, Dominique-Vivant, Baron[dOmEnEk´-vEvAN bArON´ dunON´] Pronunciation Key, 1747–1825, French artist, writer, and archaeologist.
		Denon was partly responsible for the design of the VendOme Column, a monument to Napoleon.
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	Napoleon
		Denon, one of the key figures in the artistic world of the First Empire, was born in Givry, near to Châlons-sur-Sâone in Franche Comté, 4 January 1747 into a family of the lesser nobility.
		It is not known how, but he came to the notice of Louis XV and in 1769 was put in charge of the collection of engraved stones belonging to the Marquise de Pompadour.
		Most all, as is shown through his published work on Egypt, he was a man of gigantic energy and great ability whose life marked the history of art in France of the period and beyond.
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		Baron Dominique Vivant Denon, 1747-1825: Hedonist and Schola...
		Vivant Denon : un roman [Unknown Binding] by Lougnot, Claud...
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	Joseph Fach GmbH - Frankfurt/Main - Germany - Art Gallery - Masterpieces of Graphic Works of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		After the French Revolution of 1789 Denon, originally a diplomat, created at the suggestion of J. Davids (1748 - 1825) the ‘Costumes républicains’ as patterns for the official national costumes.
		His job was to select all the art treasures of the conquered countries, Napoleon brought to Paris as trophies of his success.
		Denon worked as a writer, draughtsman, engraver, lithographer, and medallist.
	www.galerie-fach.de /graphik/ka4386_e.htm (173 words)

	Denon, Dominique-Vivant, Baron - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		DENON, DOMINIQUE-VIVANT, BARON [Denon, Dominique-Vivant, Baron], 1747-1825, French artist, writer, and archaeologist.
		Denon was partly responsible for the design of the Vendôme Column, a monument to Napoleon.
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	Vivant Denon Replacing El Cid's Remains in their Tombs by FRAGONARD, Alexandre-Évariste
		Dominique-Vivant Denon (1747-1825) was a French painter, printmaker, illustrator and author.
		A diplomat under the ancien régime, he served Napoleon as supervisor of the scholars sent with his Egyptian campaign, and afterwards as director of the Musée Napoleon (Louvre).
		Denon had a passion for collecting relics of the great - bones of Abelard, a tooth of Voltaire, whiskers from Henri IV's moustache - and Fragonard depicts him replacing in its tomb, after an evidently minute examination, the skull of the semi-legendary eleventh-century Spanish hero El Cid.
	www.wga.hu /html/f/fragonax/denoncid.html (251 words)

	Decoration after drawings by Baron Dominique Vivant-Denon, Paris, France / Coin Cabinet / 19th century (ca. 1805)
		This image is one of over 108,000 from the AMICA Library (formerly The Art Museum Image Consortium Library- The AMICO Library™), a growing online collection of high-quality, digital art images from over 20 museums around the world.
		Dominique Vivant-Denon was director of the mint and of the Musée Napoleon (now the Musée du Louvre) as well as a collector and an arbiter of taste during the Napoleonic period.
		The pylon at Ghoos, in Upper Egypt, served as the model for the top section of this medal cabinet, which was intended for Napoleon but remained in Denon's possession.
	www.davidrumsey.com /amico/amico156933-105477.html (415 words)

	Le Baron Dominique Vivant Denon ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
		Le Baron Dominique Vivant Denon, The Diplomatic Corps in Naples, 1784
		Le Baron Dominique Vivant Denon, The Diplomatic Corps in Rome, 1784
		Dominique Barriere, Untitled (walled city on the coast, galley ships in the foreground), 17th century
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	Célébrations nationales 2000 - Dominique-Vivant Denon
		Personnalité aux multiples facettes, Dominique-Vivant Denon est l'une des figures marquantes du monde des arts à la fin de l'Ancien Régime et durant l'Empire.
		Denon est un homme d'action, un homme pratique, un organisateur.
		Denon, si fin, si habile, a-t-il manqué de flair et oublié l'adage "On n'est jamais si bien servi que par soi-même" ou ne tint-il pas à livrer ses secrets ?
	www.culture.gouv.fr /culture/actualites/celebrations2000/vdenon.htm (559 words)

	Voyage en Basse et Haute Egypte avec Vivant Denon
		Dominique Vivant Denon, Combat et mort du chef de brigade Duplessis.
		Dominique Vivant Denon (1747-1825) (1) fut dessinateur, graveur, écrivain, collectionneur, diplomate et directeur général des Musées, dont le musée Napoléon.
		Dominique Vivant Denon, Femme d’Egypte dans le harem.
	www.canalacademie.com /Voyage-en-Basse-et-Haute-Egypte.html (358 words)

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		Dominique Vivant Denon (Catalogue) Marie-Anne Dupuy édition Réunion des Musées Nationaux 1999
		Vivant Denon, Homme des Lumières Ministre des Arts de Napoléon P.Lelievre édition Picard 1993
		Dominique Vivant Denon et le Louvre de Napoléon Jean Chatelain édition Perrin 1999
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	Aspire Auctions -Dominique Vivant Denon (French, 1747-1825) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		"Habit Militaire" by Dominique Vivant Denon depicts a man dressed in military garb.
		He carries a large gun and a sword hangs from his belt.
		"Denon" signature is visible in lower right corner.
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	Dominique-Vivant Denon, the eye of Napoléon - Louvre - Absolutearts.com
		A multifaceted person, Dominique-Vivant de Non (1747-1825), called Vivant Denon, was one of the key figures of the art world at the end of the Ancien Régime and during the Empire.
		Living through many different regimes, this draftsman, engraver, and author was also a diplomat, collector, and director general of museums, including the Napoleon Museum (today the Louvre Museum) which was deeply marked by his tenure.
		Finally, the Richelieu wing is used to show Vivant Denon's collection, which was one of the most famous of his time.
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		Baron Dominique Vivant Denon at the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. 2 works by Baron Dominique Vivant Denon
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	Dominique-Vivant Denon (1747-1825) Cataloguing the Louvre Collection Giclee Print by Benjamin Zix at AllPosters.com
		Dominique-Vivant Denon (1747-1825) Cataloguing the Louvre Collection Giclee Print by Benjamin Zix at AllPosters.com
		Dominique-Vivant Denon (1747-1825) Cataloguing the Louvre Collection by Benjamin Zix
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		Dominique Vivant Denon et le Louvre de Napoléon (Paperback)
		Une destinée hors du commun que celle de Vivant Denon, quintessence de l'homme des Lumières et sorte de premier ministre de la Culture à l'époque.
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		· "Dominique Vivant Denon and the Beginnings of Lithography in France." The Tamarind Papers 11 (1988): 37-41.
		Amateur: The Public and Private Collection of Dominique Vivant Denon." In: Patricinio, Collecion y Circulacion de las Artes.
		Proceedings of the 20th international art history colloquium organized by the Instituto de Investigaciones Esteticas.
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	Kunstantiquariat POLYGRAPHICUM- AEGYPTEN-EGYPT-EGITTO-EGYPTE Kunsthandel HELM EBERBACH AM NECKAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Denon a publié deux dessins de femmes dans un harem, au décor très proche, ajouté
		The Illustrated Bartsch 121, Part 1 Vivant Denon Etchings by Petra ten-Doesschate Chu.
		DENON Medailles Medailles en commemoration des principaux événements de la période impériale
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	Point de Lendemain (No Tomorrow) - Dominique Vivant Denon, Vivant Denon - University Press of America
		Point de Lendemain (No Tomorrow) - Dominique Vivant Denon, Vivant Denon - University Press of America
		Point de lendemain (No Tomorrow) is the English translation of a French 18th century masterpiece, Point de Lendemain by Dominique Vivant Denon.
		Written in 1777 and re-edited in 1812, Point de Lendemain is a record of the initiation of a
	www.libreriauniversitaria.it /BUS/0761822631/Point_de_Lendemain_(No_Tomorrow).htm (88 words)

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