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Alexander the Great and Diogenes, Nicolai Abildgaard

Alexander the Great and Diogenes

Alexander den Store og Diogenes (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Date
1809
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
46.7 × 38.5 cm
Collection
Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
public domain

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AlexanderDiogènePhilosopherManOld manBeardNudeRecliningStandingBackColumnArchitectureCoatDraperyTogaJarAntiquityHandTorsoBare feetMeetingTextureOcherRedBrownSignatureYoung man

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