Fingal sees the spirits of his ancestors in the light of the moon. Scene from Ossian, Nicolai Abildgaard

Fingal sees the spirits of his ancestors in the light of the moon. Scene from Ossian

Fingal ser sine forfædres ånder ved månens skin. Scene af Ossian (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement: Neoclassicism
Date: 1780s
Medium: Drawing
Dimensions: 19.4 × 30.8 cm (sheet)
Collection: Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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Drawing Wash Ink Pencil Gray Black Dark Night Moon Moonlight Sky Cloud Sea Water Reflection in water Horizon Rock Dog Animal Man Warrior Figure Ghost Vision Boat Light effect Contrast Mystery Literature Signature Ossian Poète Writer Fingal

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