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About Nicolai Abildgaard

Nicolai Abildgaard (1743-1809), is regarded as a 'father figure', but also a controversial and anti-authoritarian figure in Danish art history. Abildgaard was trained in history paintings, which was a distinguished contemporary artistic discipline. He was a well-known artist specializing in scenes from the ancient and Nordic mythology, Shakespeare and the history of Denmark.

After winning the Academy's Great Gold Medal, he went to Rome to continue learning.

Although he contributed to the future debate on reform, he got early official duties e.g. decoration of the newly built Christiansborg Palace.

 

Portrait: Nicolai Abildgaard

Nicolai Abildgaard was an artistic multitalent: Classically educated painter of the Court as well as committed dissident in a time of political turbulence. This video is an introduction to Abildgaard; his life and his art.

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Nicolai Abildgaard
Jens Juel. Nicolai Abildgaard. Ca. 1770
The Abolition of Adscription in 1788, Sketch
Nicolai Abildgaard. The Abolition of Adscription in 1788, Sketch. 1789-90
A noble lord and a peasant on a seesaw. The former is tilted to the sky. 1787
Nicolai Abildgaard. A noble lord and a peasant on a seesaw. The former is tilted to the sky. 1787. Før 1887
Nightmare
Nicolai Abildgaard. Nightmare. Ca. 1800
Seated male nude, seen from the back with his right hand to his head
Nicolai Abildgaard. Seated male nude, seen from the back with his right hand to his head. Before 1887
Nine Studies of Noses
Nicolai Abildgaard. Nine Studies of Noses. 1743-1809
David anointed by Samuel
Nicolai Abildgaard. David anointed by Samuel. 1767
Contemporary Print from the Public Beheading of JF Struensee, 28 april 1772.
. Contemporary Print from the Public Beheading of JF Struensee, 28 april 1772.. 1772
Male Figure, Rome
Nicolai Abildgaard. Male Figure, Rome. 1774
N.A. Abildgaard in Rome
Johan Tobias Sergel. N.A. Abildgaard in Rome. 1770s
Seated male and two standing women
Nicolai Abildgaard. Seated male and two standing women. 1743-1809
The Artist in Despair over the magnitude of Antique Fragments
Johann Heinrich Füssli. The Artist in Despair over the magnitude of Antique Fragments. 1778-80
The Wounded Philoctetes
Nicolai Abildgaard. The Wounded Philoctetes. 1775
Svein Forkbeard Ransomed by Danish Women
Nicolai Abildgaard. Svein Forkbeard Ransomed by Danish Women. 1778
Niels Klim's Descent; Around him Floats the Caraway Bisquit
Nicolai Abildgaard. Niels Klim's Descent; Around him Floats the Caraway Bisquit. Før 1887
Copenhagen Scene No. 1
Nicolai Abildgaard. Copenhagen Scene No. 1. 1787
The Temple of Fortune
Nicolai Abildgaard. The Temple of Fortune. 1787
The Liberty Memorial seen from the side of Frederiksberg
Frederik Ludvig Brandt. The Liberty Memorial seen from the side of Frederiksberg. Ca. 1800
Christian IV Aboard his Flagship "Trefoldigheden", sketch
Nicolai Abildgaard. Christian IV Aboard his Flagship "Trefoldigheden", sketch. 1782
The Construction of Copenhagen's Dock during the Reign of Christian VI, sketch
nicolai Abildgaard. The Construction of Copenhagen's Dock during the Reign of Christian VI, sketch. 1786
The Fire of Christiansborg Palace
C.D. Fritzsch. The Fire of Christiansborg Palace. 1794
Liberty, Equality and Brotherhood
Johann Friderich Clemens. Liberty, Equality and Brotherhood. 1798
Napoleon on the Imperial Throne in his Coronation Robes
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. Napoleon on the Imperial Throne in his Coronation Robes. 1806
Nemesis Grieving
Nicolai Abildgaard. Nemesis Grieving. 1799-1800
Dagligliv i Abildgaards bibliotek
Johann Tobias Sergel. Dagligliv i Abildgaards bibliotek. 1796-97
It is Not Good That Man Should be Alone
Johann Friderich Clemens. It is Not Good That Man Should be Alone. 1787
Abildgaard Warming His Feet by the Stove
Johan Tobias Sergel. Abildgaard Warming His Feet by the Stove. About 1797
Diogenes Looking for an Honest Man
Nicolai Abildgaard. Diogenes Looking for an Honest Man. Mid-1780s
Culmin's Ghost Appearing Before His Mother
Nicolai Abildgaard. Culmin's Ghost Appearing Before His Mother. Før 1794
Profile picture of the artist's second wife Juliane Marie Abildgaard b. Ottesen, pregnant, sitting in an armchair with her chin supported by the hand and the elbow on her knee
Nicolai Abildgaard. Profile picture of the artist's second wife Juliane Marie Abildgaard b. Ottesen, pregnant, sitting in an armchair with her chin supported by the hand and the elbow on her knee. 1803
Hylas Caressed by the Nymph
Nicolai Abildgaard. Hylas Caressed by the Nymph. Udateret
Simo and his former slave Sosia (From Terence's Andria)
Nicolai Abildgaard. Simo and his former slave Sosia (From Terence's Andria). 1803
Pamphilus and his servant Davus (From Terence's Andria)
Nicolai Abildgaard. Pamphilus and his servant Davus (From Terence's Andria). 1802
The Midwife Taking Leave of the girl from Andros (From Terence's Andria)
Nicolai Abildgaard. The Midwife Taking Leave of the girl from Andros (From Terence's Andria). 1801
The slave Davus and the Maid Mysis (From Terence's Andria)
Nicolai Abildgaard. The slave Davus and the Maid Mysis (From Terence's Andria). 1804
Long-haired dog lying
Nicolai Abildgaard. Long-haired dog lying. Undated
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Director, Compositing: Andreas Bødker, Fabulab
Producer, Manuscript: Mathilde Schytz Juul
Manuscript, Art historical research: Merete Sanderhoff
Art historical research: Thomas Lederballe
Speak: Ole Madsen
Music: Francois-Joseph Gossec: Grande Messe des Morts; Introduzione
English subtitles: Lingo24
By: Anne T. Skovbo Petersen
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