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Abildgaard and heroic figures

An economical, linear scene on muted brown paper, with the armed goddess conversing with two male figures. Suits a quieter interpretive plate on Athena’s dealings…

An economical, linear scene on muted brown paper, with the armed goddess conversing with two male figures. Suits a quieter interpretive plate on Athena’s dealings with heroes.

Source citation: Nicolai Abildgaard. Abildgaard and heroic figures. After 1800, before 1809. Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK), Copenhagen. KKSgb3894 verso. https://open.smk.dk/artwork/image/KKSgb3894%20verso

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