Dominique Vivant Denon de Bourdon (Bourdon family)?
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Dominique Vivant Denon de Bourdon was a French artist, writer, diplomat, and archaeologist who became the first director of the Louvre Museum under Napoleon and played a key role in shaping its collections.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dominique Vivant Denon de Bourdon (Bourdon family)? canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
French artist
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archaeologist ⓘ diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ museum director ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French Empire
NERFINISHED
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Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| describedAs | key figure in the formation of the Louvre’s collections ⓘ |
| employer | Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Denon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Egyptology
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archaeology ⓘ art history ⓘ printmaking ⓘ |
| genre |
art criticism
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travel literature ⓘ |
| givenName |
Dominique
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Vivant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | collector of art and antiquities ⓘ |
| influenced |
European interest in ancient Egypt
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development of the Louvre as a public museum ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | French diplomatic service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| name | Dominique Vivant Denon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first director of the Louvre Museum under Napoleon
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helping to shape the early collections of the Louvre ⓘ publishing illustrated accounts of Egypt ⓘ |
| notableWork | Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
archaeologist
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artist ⓘ diplomat ⓘ engraver ⓘ museum director ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
French campaign in Egypt and Syria
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Napoleon’s Egyptian expedition ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Louvre Museum
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director-general of museums under Napoleon ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris ⓘ |
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