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Nightmare
Abildgaard's Nightmare shows two young ladies in the nude lying on a bed. Outside the moon is shining on a dark blue sky at night. One lady is on the side showing us her back in what resembles a deep sleep with her hands tucked in under her head. The other, however, is twisting and turning. She is ridden by the mare. Nightmare is inspired by Johann Henry Fuseli’s painting Nachtmahr from 1781. It w…
Creator
- Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard
- Nicolai Abildgaard
Subject
- eroticism
- sleeping
- dreams
Type of item
- Romantic (modern European styles)
- oil paintings (visual works)
Medium
- oil painting (technique)
- canvas (textile material)
- Oil painting
Creator
- Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard
- Nicolai Abildgaard
Subject
- eroticism
- sleeping
- dreams
Type of item
- Romantic (modern European styles)
- oil paintings (visual works)
Medium
- oil painting (technique)
- canvas (textile material)
- Oil painting
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Creation date
- 1800
- 1800
Current location
- Sorø Kunstmuseum
Identifier
- DEN_280_005
Extent
- 35 x 41,5 cm
Year
- 1800
Providing country
- Denmark
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-12-10T15:40:40.945Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2023-09-05T15:48:18.861Z