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Two Young Men Confessing to Alexander the Great their Conspiracy against Him, Nicolai Abildgaard

Two Young Men Confessing to Alexander the Great their Conspiracy against Him

Alexander den Store modtager to ynglinges bekendelse om deres sammensværgelse imod ham (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Date
c. 1798–1802
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
33.5 × 38.5 cm
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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