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Greek battle scene, a naked hero looks at his fallen opponent, Nicolai Abildgaard

Greek battle scene, a naked hero looks at his fallen opponent

Græsk kampscene, en nøgen helt betragter sin faldne modstander (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pencil, pen, brown and black ink
Dimensions
19.1 × 26.4 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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