Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard was a Danish neoclassical and royal history painter, sculptor and architect who lived from 1743 to 1809, and a professor of painting, mythology and anatomy at the New Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen. Born in Copenhagen, the son of an antiquarian draughtsman, he studied at the Royal Danish Academy and won a series of medals there between 1764 and 1767. He chose to travel to Rome, where he stayed from 1772 to 1777. Many of his works were made for the royal palaces of Christiansborg, Fredensborg and Amalienborg.
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Many of his works were in the royal Christiansborg Palace (some destroyed by fire 1794), Fredensborg Palace, and Levetzau Palace at Amalienborg.
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He won a series of medallions at the academy for his brilliance from 1764 to 1767.
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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.
Practices: Painting, Lead section
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.
Practices: Sculpture, Lead section
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.
Practices: Architecture, Lead section
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.
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