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Nicolai Abildgaard

72 works

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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.

Tjenestepigen Fotis forfærdes over, at heksesalven forvandler hendes elsker Lucius til et æsel og ikke til en fugl. M…

1809

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

Dokken anlægges under Christian VI

1786-1787

Kneeling warrior raises arms toward a moon and ghostly figures in clouds, with two dogs and a harp beside him by the sea.

Fingal ser sine forfædres ånder ved månens skin

1780-1784

Painting of an armored warrior handing a letter to a woman in blue before soldiers and attendants in a vaulted hall.

Amled hos dronningen af Skotland

1776

Painting of two kneeling women pleading before a nude spear-bearing youth, with bearded elders watching under trees.

Ødipus´ døtre Ismene og Antigone bønfalder Theseus om at vise dem stedet hvor deres far er begravet

1790-1799

Oil painting of kneeling figures offering plates to a standing blond man in a wooded landscape.

Niels Klim hyldes af qvamiterne

1785-1789

Oil painting of a young woman in yellow listening to an old woman gesturing with a spindle, a donkey behind them.

Røverbandens husholderske trøster den unge pige ved at fortælle myten om Amor og Psyche. Motiv fra Apulejus: Det gyld…

1808

Grisaille painting of a nude male figure with a skull among draped women, a sword, a jewel bowl and a classical urn.

Achilleus mellem Lykomedes' døtre

1794-1798

Oil painting of richly dressed men in wigs gathered around a green table in a dim interior, one writing at a box.

Christian V giver Danske Lov 1683

1784

Allegorical painting of a helmeted woman seated beside a globe and books, with a chained figure at her feet.

Videnskabernes fornyelse, bogtrykkerkunstens og krudtets opfindelse samt Amerikas opdagelse. Allegori på en af fire h…

1784

Grisaille allegory in lunette shape: robed men at a pedestal with an open book, and a family with a nude child approaching.

Oprettelsen af Kjøbenhavns Brandforsikring 1731. Allegori

1786

Grisaille painting of a kneeling woman dipping an infant into water beside a seated warrior with a sword and skull.

Thetis dypper sin spæde søn Achilleus i floden Styx for at gøre ham usårlig

1794-1798

Dark nocturnal painting of watchmen leading a costumed figure through a forest while a man in a long coat points at them.

Vægterne fører en potuaner bort

1785-1787

Oil painting of a nude laurel-crowned male figure pointing toward three seated women in red, white and yellow drapery.

Apollon pålægger Parcerne at opsøge den fra jorden bortflygtede Ceres

1809

Grisaille lunette painting of a seated veiled woman reading a book, flanked by helmeted figures and putti against golden drap

Oprettelsen af skoler. Allegori

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.

Den vilde og rå naturtilstand. Allegori på en af fire hovedepoker i Europas kulturhistorie

1784

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

Den døende Messalina og hendes moder

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.

Arvehyldningen i 1660

1806

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

Achilleus' død for Paris' pileskud

1794-1798

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

Kong Priamos bønfalder Achilleus om Hectors lig

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 hos sin moder

1776-1779

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

Magnus Stenbock overgiver fæstningen Tønningen til Frederik IV i 1714

1785

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

Oprettelsen af Det Kongelige Bibliotek. Allegori

1781-1784

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

Indførelsen af mål og vægt under Ole Rømer i 1683. Allegori

1784

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

Davus taler med Mysis, Androspigens tjenestepige, som har lagt det nyfødte barn uden for Simos hus. Den lyttende Crem…

1804

Allegorical painting of a helmeted Roma figure on an SPQR globe with chained captives and a Colosseum behind her.

Roma behersker de øvrige verdensdele. Allegori på en af fire hovedepoker i Europas kulturhistorie

1784

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

Frederik III modtager enevoldsmagten 1660

1783

Watercolor and ink architectural drawing of a tomb with an obelisk elevation, a crypt section with sarcophagus, and a floor p

Memorial monument over Peter Tutein and his wife

1797-1800

Pen and ink drawing of a female figure on clouds holding a dove aloft, with billowing drapery behind her, on blue-grey paper.

Venus with a Dove

ca. 1780

Ink and wash drawing of a seated youth beside a large eagle, with two peacocks and a fruit basket below.

Jupiter, disguised as an eagle, with Ganymede, and a sketch of two peacocks

mid-18th-early 19th century

Torn sheet with pen sketches of a column on a pedestal, handwritten notes, numerals, and Abildgaard seals.

Notes with a studies for the Column of Liberty (Frihedstøtten)

ca. 1791