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Saturday. Winged male figure of Time or Death, with a scythe in one hand and a closed ring in the other, Nicolai Abildgaard

Saturday. Winged male figure of Time or Death, with a scythe in one hand and a closed ring in the other

Lørdag. Tidens eller dødens vingede mandsfigur, med en le i den ene hånd, i den anden en sluttet ring (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pencil, pen, brown ink, brush and brown wash in two shades
Dimensions
16.2 × 16.8 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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DrawingFeatherInkWashPencilOld manManFigureBeardWingScytheToolRingCircleCloudSkyNudeNudityTorsoMuscleArmKneelingChronosSaturneDeityMythologyAllegoryPassing timeDeathBrown

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