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Design for a ceiling decoration with circles and circle segments, Nicolai Abildgaard

Design for a ceiling decoration with circles and circle segments

Udkast til en loftsdekoration med cirkler og cirkelsegmenter (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pencil, pen, black ink, brush and watercolour
Dimensions
28.4 × 28.1 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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DrawingWatercolorSketchCeilingSettingArchitectureInteriorOrnamentPatternCircleSquareSymmetryRosetteStarFriezeSpiralArabesqueBlueRedYellowGreenBlackWhiteBeigeGold

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