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Reclining Athena. Allegory of the sciences, Nicolai Abildgaard

Reclining Athena. Allegory of the sciences

Liggende Athene. Allegori på videnskaberne (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Drawing
Dimensions
14.5 × 21.5 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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