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Giovanni Battista Belzoni: Quick Facts

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Born November 5, 1778 • Padua • Italy
Died December 3, 1823 (aged 45) • Benin
Subjects Of Study Valley of the Kings • ancient Egyptian religion • temple • tomb

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Belzoni, oil painting by W. Brockedon; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
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Henri Frankfort
American archaeologist
Mariette
Auguste Mariette
French archaeologist
Howard Carter wearing a suit, bow tie, and tall top hat, poses for a formal portrait.
Howard Carter
British archaeologist
Pyramid of Menkaure
George Andrew Reisner
American archaeologist
Ramses II
Ramses II
king of Egypt
Sir Flinders Petrie, detail of an oil painting by George Frederic Watts, 1900; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Sir Flinders Petrie
British archaeologist
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut
ruler of Egypt
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Ramses IV
king of Egypt
Richard Lepsius.
Richard Lepsius
German Egyptologist
Greek postage stamp featuring Manolis Andronicos in a suit and glasses, with artifacts from the royal tomb of Macedonia in the foreground.
Manolis Andronicos
Greek archaeologist
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Alfonso Caso y Andrade
Mexican anthropologist
Ṣaqqārah: pyramid of Userkaf
Userkaf
king of Egypt
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Neuserre
king of Egypt
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Antonio del Pollaiuolo
Italian artist
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Piero del Pollaiuolo
Italian artist
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Francesco da Sangallo
Italian sculptor
Lorenzo Bernini: Apollo and Daphne
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Italian artist
Antonio Canova: Three Graces
Antonio Canova, marchese d’Ischia
Italian sculptor
Giovanni Pisano: marble pulpit
Giovanni Pisano
Italian sculptor
Algardi, Alessandro: Tomb of Pope Leo XI
Alessandro Algardi
Italian sculptor