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Venus, seated in the clouds, embraces Cupid, Nicolai Abildgaard

Venus, seated in the clouds, embraces Cupid

Venus, siddende i skyerne, omfavner Amor (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Date
c. 1795–1798
Medium
Drawing
Dimensions
14.5 × 19.9 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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