Ghosts by Nicolai Abildgaard

The Danish artist Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard (1738-1791) made of use of the theme “ghosts” in his paintings.

O dinamarquês Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard (1738-1791) utilizou o tema “fantasmas” nas suas pinturas.

Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard (1738-1791)-‘Hamlet and his mother’-oil on canvas-1778     Copenhagen-Statens Museum fur Kunst

Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard (1738-1791)-‘Philoctet’-oil on canvas-1775     Copenhagen-Statens Museum fur Kunst

Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard (1738-1791)-‘scene from Nils Klim’s subterranean journey by Baron Ludvig Holberg’-oil on canvas-ca 1780     Hamburg-Kunsthalle    

Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard (1738-1791)-‘Kulmin’s ghost appears to his mother’-oil on canvas     Stockholm-National museum    

Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard (1738-1791)-‘Adrastos slays himself on Atis’ tomb’-oil on canvas-1776     Aarus-Museum