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Dominique Vivant DENON Dominique Vivant DENON Dominique Vivant DENON

Chalon-sur-Saône, 1747 - Paris 1825 Chalon-sur-Saône, 1747 - Paris 1825 Chalon-sur-Saône, 1747 - Parigi 1825

Portrait du baron Dominique Vivant-Denon, vers 1808
Robert Lefèvre (1755 – 1830)
Huile sur toile
Inv. 276 - Collection musée des Beaux-Arts, Caen
© Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, Martine Seyve

Dominique Vivant, baron Denon, est issu de la noblesse provinciale de Chalon-sur-Saône. Ecrivain et graveur, il est reçu en 1787 à l’Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. Grâce à ses relations politiques, il prend part en 1798 à l’expédition d’Égypte comme membre de la Commission des sciences et des arts ; il est chargé de dessiner et de décrire les monuments de ce pays. Il entreprend l’exploration du delta et remonte le Nil jusqu’à Assouan. Il visite Rosette, Le Caire, puis Gizeh. Il décrit minutieusement les monuments et réalise des relevés précis, mais il s’intéresse aussi aux mœurs et coutumes des habitants.

Il compulse une quantité de notes et d’observations sur le pays et ses habitants. Tout au long de l’expédition, il récolte des objets antiques et constitue une importante collection personnelle.

À son retour, il publie en 1802 le Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute-Égypte en deux tomes in folio avec un atlas de 141 planches. Son journal de voyage décrit les monuments, les mœurs, les coutumes, les paysages avec beaucoup d’intérêt et une grande curiosité.

Son Voyage est un des premiers ouvrages spécialisés sur l’archéologie de l’Égypte pharaonique : il reproduit les croquis pris sur le motif de monuments et des gravures d’objets. L’ouvrage, très documenté, joue un rôle majeur dans le développement de l’égyptomanie et stimule les premières tentatives de déchiffrement des hiéroglyphes.

La publication de ce voyage connaît un succès mondial ; il est traduit en plusieurs langues.

Portrait du baron Dominique Vivant-Denon, vers 1808
Robert Lefèvre (1755 – 1830)
Huile sur toile
Inv. 276 - Collection musée des Beaux-Arts, Caen
© Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, Martine Seyve

Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon, came from the provincial nobility of Chalon-sur-Saône. Writer and engraver, he was admitted to the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in 1787. Thanks to his political connections, in 1798 he took part in the Egyptian expedition as a member of the Commission of Sciences and Arts ; he was in charge of drawing and describing the monuments of this country. He undertook the exploration of the delta and went up the Nile to Aswan. He visited Rosetta, Cairo, then Giza. He described the monuments in detail and made precise surveys, but he was also interested in the customs and habits of the inhabitants.

He compiles a quantity of notes and observations on the country and its inhabitants. Throughout the expedition, he collected ancient objects and built up an important personal collection.

On his return, he published in 1802 the Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute-Égypte in two volumes in folio with an atlas of 141 plates. His travel diary describes the monuments, the customs, the habits, the landscapes with a lot of interest and a great curiosity.

His Voyage is one of the first specialized works on the archaeology of Pharaonic Egypt : it reproduces the sketches taken on the ground of monuments and engravings of objects. The work, very documented, plays a major role in the development of Egyptomania and stimulates the first attempts to decipher hieroglyphs.

The publication of this journey was a worldwide success ; it was translated into several languages.

Portrait du baron Dominique Vivant-Denon, vers 1808
Robert Lefèvre (1755 – 1830)
Huile sur toile
Inv. 276 - Collection musée des Beaux-Arts, Caen
© Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, Martine Seyve

Dominique Vivant, barone Denon, proveniva dalla nobiltà provinciale di Chalon-sur-Saône. Scrittore e incisore, fu ammesso nel 1787 alla Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. Grazie alle sue conoscenze politiche, nel 1798 prese parte alla spedizione egiziana come membro della Commissione delle Scienze e delle Arti ; fu incaricato di disegnare e descrivere i monumenti di questo paese. Ha intrapreso l’esplorazione del delta e ha risalito il Nilo fino ad Assuan. Ha visitato Rosetta, Il Cairo e Giza. Descriveva i monumenti in dettaglio e faceva rilievi precisi, ma era anche interessato ai costumi e alle abitudini degli abitanti.

Ha compilato una quantità di note e osservazioni sul paese e i suoi abitanti. Durante la spedizione, raccolse oggetti antichi e costruì un’importante collezione personale.

Al suo ritorno, pubblicò nel 1802 il Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute-Égypte in due volumi in folio con un atlante di 141 tavole. Il suo diario di viaggio descrive i monumenti, i costumi e i paesaggi con grande interesse e curiosità.

Il suo Voyage è una delle prime opere specializzate sull’archeologia dell’Egitto faraonico : riproduce schizzi fatti sul posto di monumenti e incisioni di oggetti. Il libro, molto ben documentato, gioca un ruolo importante nello sviluppo dell’egittomania e stimola i primi tentativi di decifrare i geroglifici.

La pubblicazione di questo viaggio fu un successo mondiale ; fu tradotto in diverse lingue.