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Ariosto seated with a lute, weapons at his feet, in the background Cupid draws a man after him, Nicolai Abildgaard

Ariosto seated with a lute, weapons at his feet, in the background Cupid draws a man after him

Ariosto, siddende med en lut, ved hans fødder våben, i baggrunden drager Amor en mand efter sig (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pencil, pen, brush and brown ink
Dimensions
20.6 × 15.8 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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