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Nemesis and Themis (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011.254)

Greco-Roman Art

A pen and ink drawing titled "Nemesis and Themis," by the Danish artist Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard, mid-18th to early 19th century. Themis is the Titan goddess of divine law and order, whose counsel is sought at Delphi before Apollo's own oracle and who personifies the custom that underlies justice. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Drawings and Prints department, under accession 2011.254.

Facts
Physical Form
Medium
Drawing, Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard, mid-18th to early 19th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art 2011.254 1
Classification
Object Type
Drawing (Pencil, Chalk, Ink or Wash) 1
Medium (class)
Drawing 1
Connections

Associated With

Delphi, Sacred Sites

This source names Delphi directly: "and order, whose counsel is sought at Delphi before Apollo's own oracle and who personifies the custom that underlies justice."

Source Nemesis and Themis, accession 2011.254 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Nemesis, Deities

This source names Nemesis directly: "A pen and ink drawing titled "Nemesis and Themis," by the Danish artist Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard, mid-18th to early 19th century."

Source Nemesis and Themis, accession 2011.254 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Themis, Deities

This source names Themis directly: "and ink drawing titled "Nemesis and Themis," by the Danish artist Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard, mid-18th to early 19th century."

Source Nemesis and Themis, accession 2011.254 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Belongs to Tradition

Ancient Greek Religion, Religions
Source Nemesis and Themis, accession 2011.254 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Depicts

Themis, Figures

The Met's own title for this drawing names the subject outright, "Nemesis and Themis," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.

Source Nemesis and Themis, accession 2011.254 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Authored By

Nicolai Abildgaard

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: the author of this subject.

Sources
1. Nemesis and Themis, accession 2011.254 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • accession 2011.254
  • catalogue record, medium/object-type description
    A pen and ink drawing titled "Nemesis and Themis," by the Danish artist Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard, mid-18th to early 19th century.
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Neoclassicism (Wikipedia)
In Group: Neoclassical Art, Danish artist Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard, mid-18th to early 19th centuryView the Source
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