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Nicolai Abildgaard

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Painting of a startled woman in white and a nude man with a donkey head beside a table in a dim room.

Fotis sees her Lover Lucius Transformed into an Ass. Motif from Apeleius' The Golden Ass

1809

Men in red and grey coats examine a ship plan beside a large dark hull, with sailors working on the right.

The Construction of Copenhagen´s Dock in the Reign of Christian VI

1786-1787

Fingal Sees the Ghosts of his Forefathers by Moonlight

Fingal Sees the Ghosts of his Forefathers by Moonlight

1780-1784

Hamlet Delivering a Letter Written by Himself to the Queen of Scotland

Hamlet Delivering a Letter Written by Himself to the Queen of Scotland

1776

Ismene and Antogone Plead with Theseus

Ismene and Antogone Plead with Theseus

1790-1799

Niels Klim Receives the Homage of the Quamites.

Niels Klim Receives the Homage of the Quamites.

1785-1789

The robber band's housekeeper comforts the young girl by telling the myth of Cupid and Psyche. Motif from Apuleius: The Golden Ass

The robber band's housekeeper comforts the young girl by telling the myth of Cupid and Psyche. Motif from Apuleius: T…

1808

Achilles and the Daughters of Lycomedes

Achilles and the Daughters of Lycomedes

1794-1798

Christian V Presents Danish Law 1683

Christian V Presents Danish Law 1683

1784

The Revival of Learning, the Invention of Printing and Gunpowder and the Discovery of America

The Revival of Learning, the Invention of Printing and Gunpowder and the Discovery of America

1784

The Foundation of the Copenhagen Fire Insurance

The Foundation of the Copenhagen Fire Insurance

1786

Thetis Immersing her Infant Son Achilles in the River Styx to Make him Invulnerable

Thetis Immersing her Infant Son Achilles in the River Styx to Make him Invulnerable

1794-1798

From Ludvig Holbergs´s The Journey of Niels Klim to The World Underground

From Ludvig Holbergs´s The Journey of Niels Klim to The World Underground

1785-1787

Apollo charging the Parcae to visit Ceres, who has fled from the Earth

Apollo charging the Parcae to visit Ceres, who has fled from the Earth

1809

The Establishment of Schools

The Establishment of Schools

1779-1782

Dark interior painting of a woman in white drapery steadying another woman in a red mantle beside a lamp and amphora.

Julia og Fulvia

1800

Painting of a nude woman seated on a rock with a staff, beside dark animals in a forest by a stream.

Nature Untamed

1784

Painting of a dying woman in blue drapery on a stone pavement, with an older woman in red beside her near a column.

The Dying Messalina and her Mother

1795-1798

Painting of a crowned king and queen seated under a red curtain as a crowd kneels and raises hands before a city building.

The Oath of Fealty in 1660

1806

Grisaille painting of a dying warrior held by mourners, a kneeling archer, a smoking altar and a veiled figure.

The Death of Achilles

1794-1798

Monochrome painting of a kneeling old king embracing a seated youth, with a standing figure, servant with vessel, and tripod.

King Priam Pleading with Achilles for the Corpse of Hector

1794-1798

Painting of a man in green pointing at a ghostly armored figure while a seated woman looks up at him in a dark room.

Hamlet and his Mother. Episode from Shakspeare's Hamlet

1776-1779

Painting of a kneeling officer handing a document to a seated commander before soldiers and a fortress at dusk.

Magnus Stenbock Surrenders the Fortress of Tønningen to Frederik IV in 1714

1785

Grisaille allegory of draped figures with books and a globe in a library, painted in sepia and ochre tones.

The Foundation of the Royal Library

1781-1784

Grisaille lunette allegory: a seated woman holds scales while two men work with a balance and a barrel of measures.

Standardization of Weights and Measures in 1683

1784

Painting of a classical courtyard at sunset with a bearded man pointing at a woman in a blue dress while another man watches.

The Slave Davus and the Maid Mysis. From Terence´s Andria.

1804

Rome as Ruler of the World

Rome as Ruler of the World

1784

Painting of a king in gold costume receiving a document from a bearded official before a crowd in a ceremonial hall.

Absolute Monarchy Assigned to Frederik III in 1660

1783