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Nicolai Abildgaard

1743 to 1809 5 documented presences 4 places

Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Nicolai Abildgaard across 4 places, from 1769 to 1777. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

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.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Nicolai Abildgaard was documented, and when

1769year
Fredensborg Palaceattested “He assisted Professor Johan Mandelberg of the academy as an apprentice around 1769 and for painting decorations for the royal palace at Fredensborg.” source: Wikipedia: Nicolai Abildgaard
1772 to 1777period
Parisattested “Although artists of that time usually journeyed to Paris for further studies, Abildgaard chose to travel to Rome, where he stayed from 1772 to 1777.” source: Wikipedia: Nicolai Abildgaard
1772 to 1777period
Romeattested “Although artists of that time usually journeyed to Paris for further studies, Abildgaard chose to travel to Rome, where he stayed from 1772 to 1777.” source: Wikipedia: Nicolai Abildgaard
June 1777month
Copenhagenattested “He left Rome in June 1777 with the hope of becoming professor at the academy in Copenhagen.” source: Wikipedia: Nicolai Abildgaard
June 1777month
Romeattested “He left Rome in June 1777 with the hope of becoming professor at the academy in Copenhagen.” source: Wikipedia: Nicolai Abildgaard

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Places Nicolai Abildgaard is documented in

Rome2 presences · 1772 to 1777Copenhagen1 presence · 1777Paris1 presence · 1772
Fredensborg Palace1 presence · 1769

Other places tied to Nicolai Abildgaard in the record

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1776year
Naplesmentioned “He took a side trip to Naples in 1776 with Jens Juel.” source: Wikipedia: Nicolai Abildgaard
1780year
Christiansborg Palacementioned “As royal historical painter, Abildgaard was commissioned around 1780 by the Danish government to paint large monumental pieces, a history of Denmark, to decorate the entirety of the Knights' Room (Riddersal) at Christiansborg Palace.” source: Wikipedia: Nicolai Abildgaard
1789 to 1790period
Christiansborg Palacementioned “He was inspired by the French Revolution, and in 1789–1790 he tried to incorporate these revolutionary ideals into the Knights' Room at Christiansborg Palace.” source: Wikipedia: Nicolai Abildgaard
1794 to 1798period
Amalienborg Palacementioned “He decorated the Levetzau Palace (now known as Christian VIII's Palace) at Amalienborg (1794–1798), recently occupied home of King Christian VII of Denmark's half-brother Frederik.” source: Wikipedia: Nicolai Abildgaard
February 1794month
Christiansborg Palacementioned “The fire at Christiansborg Palace, in February 1794, also had a dampening effect on his career, for seven of the ten monumental paintings of the grandiose project were destroyed in that accident.” source: Wikipedia: Nicolai Abildgaard

Documented at the same place, the same year

Anton Raphael MengsRome · 1777Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-DuperronParis · 1772

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