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Parts of a spear, decorated in the middle with a Medusa head with snakes, Nicolai Abildgaard

Parts of a spear, decorated in the middle with a Medusa head with snakes

Dele af et spyd, på midten smykket af et medusahoved med slanger (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pencil, pen, grey ink, brush and grey wash
Dimensions
34.4 × 20.9 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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