French, 1747-1825,French savant, he accompanied the Napoleonic expedition to Egypt (1798) as leader of the learned Commission on the Sciences and Arts that was to study Ancient Egyptian buildings and architecture and herald the birth of modern Egyptology. In 1802 he published his Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Egypte pendant les campagnes du general Bonaparte (Journey in Lower and Upper Egypt during the campaigns of General Bonaparte). An accurate source-book of Ancient Egyptian architecture, it had an extraordinary impact, triggering the C19 Egyptian Revival that at first was correctly described as Egyptomania, and was a major influence on Neo-Classicism. Denon was Director-General of Museums, and was in charge of the Musee Napoleon (now the Louvre).  Related Paintings of Dominique Vivant Denon :. | The Vintage at the Chateau Lagrange | The Alster at Hamburg (mk09) | One Peacock and some cock | Virgin Mary on the dragon surrounded by angels | Flowers and Fruit |
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LISSE, Dirck van der
Dutch painter (b. 1607, Den Haag, d. 1669, Den Haag)
Giorgio Schiavone
born circa 1433-1504
Willim Henry Fox Talbot
British, 1800-1877