Dictionary of Art HistoriansFull Name
Montfaucon, Dom Bernard de
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Date Born
1655
Date Died
1741
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Overview
Established the ground for later French historical scholarship with early scientific exploration of ancient and medieval cultures. Thematic treatment of Greek art as opposed to Winckelmann's historic view.
Selected Bibliography
L'Antiquité expliquée et représentée en figures. 10 vols. 1719; Monumens de la monarchie française. 1729.
Sources
Cauman, Samuel. The Living Museum: Experiences of an Art Historian and Museum Director, Alexander Dorner. New York: New York University Press, 1958, p. 22; Bazin 79