Pericles visits Anaxagoras, who reads Athens' accusation against him for blasphemy, Nicolai Abildgaard

Pericles visits Anaxagoras, who reads Athens' accusation against him for blasphemy

Perikles besøger Anaxagoras, der læser Athenes anklage mod ham for gudsbespottelse (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement: Neoclassicism
Medium: Drawing
Dimensions: 21.5 × 25 cm (sheet)
Collection: Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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Drawing Pencil Feather Ink Wash Brown Gray Man Group Figure Nude Standing Seated Back Bed Table Furniture Goblet Bread Food Ceiling Beam Interior Bedroom Drapery Antiquity Philosopher Périclès Anaxagore

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