Nicolai Abildgaard

Danish painter, sculptor and architect (1743–1809)

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Lived 1743–1809, aged 66

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1743–1809
Aged 66

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Nicolai Abildgaard painted Danish royalty and mythological scenes across palaces like Christiansborg and Fredensborg during the neoclassical era. He also taught painting, sculpture, and anatomy at Copenhagen's Royal Academy, shaping the local art establishment.

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Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard 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, Fredensborg Palace, and Levetzau Palace at Amalienborg.

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