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Painted floral decoration
The floral decoration under the ceiling in the Blue Chamber was re-discovered during an inspection in 1983. Prior to that, Abildgaard's drawings of the basket full of flowers with a shepherd's staff, painted from classical inpiration, were known. However, it was not known whether the motif had been painted on the Palace walls.
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Allegory over America
Painting by Abildgaard. The naked woman and the tapir symbolises America. At the time of Abildgaard, all continents apart from Europe were considered uncivilised.
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Overdoors
During Abildgaard's furnishing of the Palace, overdoors were used to decorate and underline the classical, symmetrical style.
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Nicolai Abildgaard
The painter and architect Nicolai Abildgaard is well-known for many renowned artworks, the most famous of which is The Wounded Philoctetes, painted in Rome. He was admitted to the Academy of Fine Arts aged 21 in 1764. He spent the years 1772-7 in Rome where he saw the great paintings from the Renaissance and the heritage from antiquity.
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