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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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