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1743 Copenhagen, Denmark - 1809 near Frederiksdal, Denmark. Known for: Neo-classic and royal history painting, sculpture, architecture, teaching.
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... Read full biography
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... Read full biography
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. Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, as the son of Anne Margrethe (née Bastholm)... Read full biography
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. Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, as the son of Anne Margrethe (née Bastholm) and Søren Abildgaard, a noted antiquarian draughtsman. Abildgaard was trained by a painting master before he joined the Royal Danish Academy of Art (Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi) in Copenhagen, where he studied under the guidance of Johan Edvard... Read full biography
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. Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, as the son of Anne Margrethe (née Bastholm) and Søren Abildgaard, a noted antiquarian draughtsman. Abildgaard was trained by a painting master before he joined the Royal Danish Academy of Art (Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi) in Copenhagen, where he studied under the guidance of Johan Edvard Mandelberg and Johannes Wiedewelt. He won a series of medallions at the Academy for his brilliance from 1764 to 1767. The Larg... Read full biography
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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.
Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, as the son of Anne Margrethe (née Bastholm) and Søren Abildgaard, a noted antiquarian draughtsman.
Abildgaard was trained by a painting master before he joined the Royal Danish Academy of Art (Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi) in Copenhagen, where he studied under the guidance of...But wait, there's more...
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