Sacred Art & Iconography

Nemesis and Themis (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011.254)

Drawing, Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard, mid-18th to early 19th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art 2011.254

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Divinity Atlas. "Nemesis and Themis (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011.254)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/themis-met-2011-254.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Nemesis and Themis (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011.254). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/themis-met-2011-254

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-nemesis-and-themis-metropolitan-museum-o,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Nemesis and Themis (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011.254)},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/themis-met-2011-254},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

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.

Cross-Tradition Connections

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Delphi

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

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

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)