Nicolai Abildgaard
1743–1809 · 80 artworks · 2 museums
Danish painter, sculptor and architect (1743–1809)
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All works by Nicolai Abildgaard
The Construction of Copenhagen´s Dock in the Reign of Christian VI
The Foundation of the Copenhagen Fire Insurance
Niels Klim Receives the Homage of the Quamites.
Frederik V as Patron of Science and the Arts
The Abolition of Adscription in 1788
Christian VII Uniting the Ducal with the Royal Part of Holstein in 1767
Allegory on the Right of Citizenship
The Finding of the Infant Moses
Mercury by the Seashore
King Priam Pleading with Achilles for the Corpse of Hector
Ismene and Antogone Plead with Theseus
Achilles and the Daughters of Lycomedes
Kulturens herredømme
The Death of Achilles
Thetis Immersing her Infant Son Achilles in the River Styx to Make him Invulnerable
Achilles and the Centaur Cheiron
The Dying Messalina and her Mother
Theology. Allegorical figure
Two Young Men Confessing to Alexander the Great their Conspiracy against Him
Jurisprudence. Allegorical Figure
Philosophy. Allegorical figure.
The Midwife Taking Leave of the girl from Andros. From Terence´s Andria
Pamphilius and his sevant Davus. From Terence´s Andria
Simo and his former slave Sosia. From Terence´s Andria.
The Slave Davus and the Maid Mysis. From Terence´s Andria.
The Oath of Fealty in 1660
The robber's housekeeper comforts the young girl by telling the myth of Amor and Psyche. Motif from Apulejus, The Golden Donkey
The Greek Poet Anacreon and Bathyll
Tibullus Lamenting outside the Door of his Beloved
Apollo charging the Parcae to visit Ceres, who has fled from the Earth
Papirius and his Mother
Tarquin and the Sibyl
Fotis sees her Lover Lucius Transformed into an Ass. Motif from Apeleius' The Golden Ass
Odysseus Takes Counsel with Teiresias. From Homer´s Odyssey
The Greek Poet Sappho and the Girl from Mytilene
Christian IV sårad i sjöslaget vid Femern