Reclining female figure symbolising the Jewish religion, Nicolai Abildgaard

Reclining female figure symbolising the Jewish religion

Liggende kvindefigur symboliserende den jødiske religion (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement: Neoclassicism
Medium: Pencil, pen, Indian ink and brown ink
Dimensions: 13.2 × 20.7 cm (sheet)
Collection: Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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Drawing Feather Ink Wash Pencil Woman Reclining Figure Single figure Profile Tablets of the Law Old Testament Religion Allegory Symbol Altar Chest Furniture Tunic Clothing Veil Drapery Stick Shadow Gray Brown

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