A reclining nude sea god with attributes, Nicolai Abildgaard

A reclining nude sea god with attributes

En liggende nøgen havgud med attributter (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement: Neoclassicism
Medium: Pencil, pen, Indian ink and brown ink
Dimensions: 11.3 × 23.2 cm (sheet)
Collection: Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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Drawing Pencil Feather Ink Wash Gray Brown Man Figure Single figure Nude Reclining Beard Deity God Mythology Muscle Torso Leg Arm Hand Cannonball Weapon Shadow Contrast Face Head

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