1792
oil
canvas
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
Rome as Ruler of the World is a 1792 oil by Nicolai Abildgaard, held at Statens Museum for Kunst.
The painting depicts a woman in a white toga and pink dress, wearing a helmet with a blue feather, sitting on a throne. She holds a scepter in her right hand and a lyre in her left. At her feet are two men, one with long white hair and the other with a green wreath on his head. The woman sits on a globe with the letters "SPQR" on it. In the background, there is a large building with columns, and the sky is gray. The woman's expression is serious, and the overall mood of the painting is one of power and authority. This painting is reminiscent of the work of Nicolai Abildgaard, who was known for his use of chiaroscuro and impasto techniques.
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.
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