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Nicolai Abildgaard

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Seated allegorical woman in white gown holding a tablet, leaning on a fasces, with a rainbow behind her.

Jurisprudence. Allegorical Figure

1800

Seated woman in classical dress holds a golden armored figure beside a round shield, with trees and a faint bull in the backg

Philosophy. Allegorical figure.

1800

Classical street scene with columned temple, two arguing men, a running woman, and a cart passing under an arch.

The Midwife Taking Leave of the girl from Andros. From Terence´s Andria

1801

Two men talk at the base of a stone staircase before a classical temple, with figures and a dog in a sunlit square.

Pamphilius and his sevant Davus. From Terence´s Andria

1802

Painting of a crowned king on a dais receiving a kneeling woman with a crown, flanked by clergy, courtiers and crowned women.

Christian I Proclaiming Holstein a Duchy in 1474. Painted for Christiansborg Castle

1780

Seated man in armour studies a plan with advisers, a dog and cannons in front, a castle and soldiers behind.

Frederik II Builds Kronborg Castle at Elsinore

1781-1782

Painting of a crowned king on a throne with allegorical women and a heraldic eagle holding a shield above.

Christian VII Uniting the Ducal with the Royal Part of Holstein in 1773

1790

Painting of an old bearded bard in a blue cloak raising his arm, holding a harp, with a spear, in a dark landscape.

Ossian Singing His Swan Song

1780-1782

Oil painting of a muscular nude man with raised arms and a green loincloth against a dark background.

Male Figure. After Michelangelo's "Last Judgement" in the Sistine Chapel

1774

Painting of a sleeping man beside a roaring bull, with a preacher and congregation in misty background.

Niels Klim thinks he hears the Deacon when he is awakened by a Bull

1785-1787

Seated man in green tunic weeps with head in hand beside a dark doorway, a small dog growling on steps at right.

Tibullus Lamenting outside the Door of his Beloved

1808

Man in blue coat seated at a table, gesturing to a woman with feathered headdress; skeleton and skulls in dim interior.

The Doctor´s Wife Reveals her Husband´s Intention of Anatomising Niels Klim

1785-1787

Painting of a kneeling young man before a crowned, bearded old ruler, watched by a crowd in a dim, foliage-filled interior.

The Potuans are Surprised to see Niels Klim Genuflect in front of the Wise Prince.

1785-1787

Oil painting of a crowned king seated on a throne as a kneeling peasant offers grain, with two draped women standing behind.

The Abolition of Adscription in 1788

1790

Painting of tree-like figures with human faces playing horns in a procession, with a bearded man in branches and a standing y

The Triumph of a Potuan, whose Reform Proposal has been Approved

1785-1787

Allegorical painting of a crowned woman seated on clouds with attendant figures, a griffin, and a reclining nude warrior belo

Frederik V as Patron of Science and the Arts

1787

Painting of a man with a sword walking past a stone pillar toward red-roofed buildings under a cloudy sky.

Niels Klim in Potu

1785-1786

Painting of a seated woman with a rosary beside a chalice, with armored crusaders and a banner charging in the background.

Hierarchy at its Peak at the time of the Crusades

1784

Kneeling figure in white shirt faces a dark forest with pale ghostly figures among the trees.

The Prayers of the Potuans at the Feast of the Unfathomable God

1785-1786

Painting of a bandaged man in red costume with a sword on a warship deck amid sailors, cannon and fallen men.

Christian IV Aboard his Flagship "The Trinity"

1782

Oil painting of a nude woman reclining while a clothed woman in a red headscarf leans toward her in a wooded landscape.

The Greek Poet Sappho and the Girl from Mytilene

1809

Oil painting of a seated man in blue shorts embraced from behind by a woman in a cream gown, with an empty birdcage nearby.

Catullus and Lesbia, who in his arms seek solace for the death of her sparrow

1809

Painting of nude Amor and Psyche embracing and kissing against a blue sky, with a quiver, bow and doves on the ground.

Amor and Psyche embracing each other

Painting of a man in a blue tunic lunging forward with a spear beside a fur-draped bench in a dark room.

Richard III terrified by nightmarish visions. Shakespeare, Act 5, Scene 9,

Painting of a family gathered in an emotional farewell, with a seated man in red watching from the right side.

A farewell scene

1758

Painting of a dramatic male figure in blue tunic and red breeches lunging forward with a raised fist beside a fur-draped couc

Richard III

1787

Nude man with long hair grips his wounded foot while crouching on a leopard skin beside a stone inscription and a quiver of a

The Wounded Philoctetes

1775

Bearded man in red robe playing lyre beside a reclining nude youth in a garden with fruit trees and a serpent.

The Greek Poet Anacreon and Bathyll

1808

Painting of a nude figure grasping a huge dark bull under orange streaked sky, with two frightened figures on the left.

Ymir Suckling the Cow Audhumla

1775-1778

Painting of an ancient city street with a columned temple, a bearded man in blue and orange, servants, and a woman at a balco

Simo and his former slave Sosia. From Terence´s Andria.

1803

Crowned king in armor clasps the hand of a kneeling woman beneath allegorical figures of justice and law in clouds.

Christian III Succouring Denmark

1780-1781

Seated woman in pink and yellow robes holding up a Medusa-like head with curling hair, on stone steps against a dark backgrou

Theology. Allegorical figure

1800