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Scene from Apuleius' "The Golden Ass", book 10. The young girl undresses; to the right stands the ass, Nicolai Abildgaard

Scene from Apuleius' "The Golden Ass", book 10. The young girl undresses; to the right stands the ass

Scene af Apuleus' "Det gyldne æsel" 10.bog. Den unge pige afklæder sig, til højre står æslet (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Drawing
Dimensions
19.3 × 25.9 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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