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The Prayers of the Potuans at the Feast of the Unfathomable God, Nicolai Abildgaard

The Prayers of the Potuans at the Feast of the Unfathomable God

Potuanernes andagt på festdagen for den ubegribelige gud (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Date
c. 1785–1786
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
42 × 35.5 cm
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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