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Nicolai Abildgaard

1743–1809 · Danish

Born
1743 · Copenhagen
Died
1809 · Copenhagen

756 works in the Collect24 Registry

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Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard was a Danish neoclassical and royal history painter, sculptor, architect, and professor at the New Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen. Many of his works were located in the royal Christiansborg Palace, Fredensborg Palace, and Levetzau Palace at Amalienborg.

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Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard (11 September 1743 – 4 June 1809) was a Danish neoclassical and royal history painter, sculptor, architect, and professor of painting, mythology, and anatomy at the New Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen, Denmark. Many of his works were in the royal Christiansborg Palace (some destroyed by fire 1794), Fredensborg Palace, and Levetzau Palace at Amalienborg.

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Selected registered works by Nicolai Abildgaard

Selected from 756 works by Nicolai Abildgaard in the Collect24 Registry.

Nicolai Abildgaard, Frontongruppe med talrige figurer, der bringer frugter og varer hen mod et alter, ved hvis side der står en kvinde, symboliserende skibsfarten

Nicolai Abildgaard

Frontongruppe med talrige figurer, der bringer frugter og varer hen mod et alter, ved hvis side der står en kvinde, symboliserende skibsfarten, 1743-1809

Pen, gråt blæk, pensel og dækhvidt, lys grå lavering i to nuancer over let blyant, gået efter

6.6 × 41.7 cm

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

C24-303439

Nicolai Abildgaard, Vægdekoration i det blå kabinet, udkast til endevæggen

Nicolai Abildgaard

Vægdekoration i det blå kabinet, udkast til endevæggen, 1743-1809

Blyant, pen, grå blæk, pensel og vandfarve.

39 × 24.7 cm

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

C24-315469

Nicolai Abildgaard, En mand med et laterna magica viser et billede af det tomme statsrådsværelse

Nicolai Abildgaard

En mand med et laterna magica viser et billede af det tomme statsrådsværelse, 1743-1809

Blyant, pensel og sort tusch. Bagsiden er let sværtet med blyant

14.3 × 14.5 cm

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

C24-328805

Nicolai Abildgaard, Nemesis

Nicolai Abildgaard

Nemesis, 1792

Blyant, pen og sort og gråt blæk og hvid dækfarve. På verso: blyantsskravering

15.3 × 16.2 cm

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

C24-221392

Nicolai Abildgaard, Anakreon, lænet mod et bord med et løftet bæger

Nicolai Abildgaard

Anakreon, lænet mod et bord med et løftet bæger, 1743-1809

Blyant, pen, gråt blæk, pensel og grå lavering i to toner

18.8 × 17.1 cm

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

C24-320631

Nicolai Abildgaard, Rakkeren til hest når han samler de døde katte af gaderne

Nicolai Abildgaard

Rakkeren til hest når han samler de døde katte af gaderne, 1743-1809

Blyant, pen, pensel og gråt blæk

18.7 × 22.2 cm

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

C24-320593

Nicolai Abildgaard, Torsdag. Jupiter med lynet i højre hånd

Nicolai Abildgaard

Torsdag. Jupiter med lynet i højre hånd, 1743-1809

Blyant, pen, brunt blæk, pensel og brun lavering i to toner

15.8 × 17.2 cm

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

C24-320597

Nicolai Abildgaard, En siddende mand, støttet til en plov

Nicolai Abildgaard

En siddende mand, støttet til en plov, 1743-1809

Blyant, pen og brunt blæk samt et par farvepletter

14.5 × 21.5 cm

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

C24-300418

Nicolai Abildgaard, En ung kvinde, der på knæ bønfaldende omfavner en nøgen helt

Nicolai Abildgaard

En ung kvinde, der på knæ bønfaldende omfavner en nøgen helt, 1743-1809

Blyant, pen og brunt blæk

19.8 × 21.8 cm

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

C24-309897

Nicolai Abildgaard, Udkast til segl for Røros bjergkorps, tillige med et par små figurudkast

Nicolai Abildgaard

Udkast til segl for Røros bjergkorps, tillige med et par små figurudkast, 1743-1809

Blyant, pen og mørkebrunt blæk

17.3 × 14 cm

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

C24-323706

Nicolai Abildgaard, En stav endende i en pinjekogle. Efter pompejansk forbillede

Nicolai Abildgaard

En stav endende i en pinjekogle. Efter pompejansk forbillede, 1743-1809

Blyant, pen og brunt blæk

21.9 × 7.1 cm

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

C24-322205

Nicolai Abildgaard, Pasiphaë med den lille Minotauros

Nicolai Abildgaard

Pasiphaë med den lille Minotauros, 1743-1809

Blyant, pensel og tusch og hvid dækfarve på svagt grønligt papir

11.9 × 15.5 cm

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

C24-323249

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