The Slave Davus and the Maid Mysis. From Terence´s Andria, Nicolai Abildgaard

The Slave Davus and the Maid Mysis. From Terence´s Andria

Davus taler med Mysis, Androspigens tjenestepige, som har lagt det nyfødte barn uden for Simos hus. Den lyttende Cremes opgiver sin datters forbindelse med Pamfilus. Motiv fra Terents: Pigen fra Andros (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement: Neoclassicism
Date: 1804
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 157.5 × 142 cm
Collection: Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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Comedy Antiquity Conversation Quarrel Woman Man Figure Group Baby Gesture Dress Coat Arch Column Building Architecture Street Sky Cloud Sunset Pigeon Bird Animal Statue Niche Checkerboard Shadow Térence Writer

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