Michael the Archangel Contending with the Devil about the Body of Moses, Nicolai Abildgaard

Michael the Archangel Contending with the Devil about the Body of Moses

Satan og englen strides om Moses' lig (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement: Neoclassicism
Date: c. 1782
Medium: Drawing
Dimensions: 17.5 × 25.5 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 Brown Gray Nude Man Group Angel Archangel Michael Devil Demon Wing Tail Moïse Tablets of the Law Struggle Combat Head of hair Arm Corpse Bible Biblical scene Inscription

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