The Dying Messalina and her Mother, Nicolai Abildgaard

The Dying Messalina and her Mother

Den døende Messalina og hendes moder (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement: Neoclassicism
Date: c. 1795–1798
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 61 × 77 cm
Collection: Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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Woman Old woman Mother Reclining Kneeling Weeping Handkerchief Headdress Death Blood Dagger Weapon Column Step Bare feet Tree Plant Foliage Garden Sky Messaline Blue Pain Mourning Antiquity

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