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Nicolai Abildgaard

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Nicolai Abildgaard

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Also known as Nikolai Abraham Abildgaard, N. A. Abildgaard, Nicolai Abraham Abilggard, Nikolaj-Abraham Abildgaard, Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard, Abilggard, Abildgaard, Professor Abildgaard

Danish painter, sculptor and architect (1743–1809)

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Born
1743
Died
1809
Works
6

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Denmark
Active from
1743
Active to
1809

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Works
6
Cited by
36

Research areas

Embodied cognitionPolitical sciencePhilosophyEpistemologyArt

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Key facts

Born
( 1743-09-11 ) 11 September 1743 , Copenhagen , Denmark
Died
4 June 1809 (1809-06-04) (aged 65) , Spurveskjul near Frederiksdal , Denmark
Resting place
Assistens Cemetery , Copenhagen
Education
New Royal Danish Academy of Art
Known for
Painting

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Nicolai Abildgaard, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard (11 September 1743 – 4 June 1809) was a Danish neoclassical and royal history painter, sculptor, architect, and professor of painting, mythology, and anatomy at the New Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen, Denmark. Many of his works were in the royal Christiansborg Palace (some destroyed by fire 1794), Fredensborg Palace, and Levetzau Palace at Amalienborg.

Biography

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