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Design for a coffered ceiling decoration with, in the centre, a circular picture of the morning strewing flowers, Nicolai Abildgaard

Design for a coffered ceiling decoration with, in the centre, a circular picture of the morning strewing flowers

Udkast til loftsdekoration med kassetter og i midten et cirkelrundt billede med morgenen der udstrør blomster (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pencil, pen, grey ink, brush and watercolour
Dimensions
24.6 × 44.3 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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