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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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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.

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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."

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."

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."

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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.

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