Carl Heinrich Bloch (May 23, 1834 - February 22, 1890) was a Danish painter.
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Biography
He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and studied with Wilhelm Marstrand at the Danish Academy of Fine Arts ( Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi ) there. Bloch's parents wanted their son into a respectable profession - an officer in the Navy. However, this is not what Carl wanted. His only interest was drawing and painting, and he was consumed by the idea of ​​being an artist. He went to Italy to study art, through the Netherlands, where he became acquainted with Rembrandt's work, which became a major influence on him. Carl Bloch met his wife, Alma Trepka, in Rome, where he married her on May 31, 1868. They married happily until his death in early 1886.
The work initially featured a rural scene from everyday life. From 1859 to 1866, Bloch lived in Italy, and this period is important for the development of his historical style.
His first success was the Prometheus Unbound exhibition in Copenhagen in 1865. After Marstrand's death, he completed the decoration of the ceremonial hall at the University of Copenhagen. The sadness of losing his wife weighed heavily on Bloch, and was left alone with their eight children after his death was very difficult for him.
In New Year's letter from 1866 to Bloch, H. C. Andersen writes as follows: "What God has curved on a solid rock will not drift!" Another letter from Andersen states, "Through your art, you add new steps to your Jacob ladder to eternity."
In the final ode, from a famous writer to a famous artist, H.C. Andersen said, "Write on the canvas, write your seal on immortality, then you will be glorified on this earth."
He was then commissioned to produce 23 paintings for the Chapel at Frederiksborg Palace. These are all scenes from the life of Christ which has become very popular as an illustration. The original documents painted between 1865 and 1879 are still in Frederiksborg Palace. Altarpieces can be found in Holbaek, Odense, Ugerloese and Copenhagen in Denmark, as well as Loederup, Hoerup, and Landskrona in Sweden.
Through the help of Danish-born artist Soren Edsberg, the acquisition of Christ's healing in Bethesda pond, previously owned by the Indre Mission, Copenhagen, Denmark, is possible for The Museum of Art, Brigham Young University (BYU) Provo, Utah, United States. The second work by Bloch, the 1880's grisaille version of The Mocking of Christ , was purchased by BYU in June 2015.
Carl Bloch died of cancer on February 22, 1890. His death came as a "sudden blow to Nordic art" according to an article by Sophus Michaelis. Michaelis stated that "Denmark has lost an undeniable artist is the greatest of the living." Kyhn stated in a speech at Carl Bloch's funeral that "Bloch remains and lives."
A famous Danish art critic Karl Madsen states that Carl Bloch reached higher toward a great artistic paradise than any other Danish art until that date. Madsen also said, "If there is Elysium, where the soul of a gigantic, rich, warm and noble artist meets, there Carl Bloch will sit among the most glorious of them all!" (From Carl Bloch's Site).
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For over 40 years The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has used Carl Bloch's paintings, mostly from the Frederiksborg Palace collection, in church buildings and in print. The LDS Church has produced films depicting scriptural accounts of Christ's mortal ministry, using Bloch paintings as a model for the color, light and overall design and movement of actors in many scenes. The most notable example of this is the film The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd.
Gallery
- Carl Heinrich Bloch - The Life of Jesus
See also
- Rembrandt
- Hans Christian Andersen
- Danish Academy of Fine Arts
References
- Biography and Online Gallery Carl Bloch, Hope Gallery and CarlBlock.com, 2007, taken on: July 22, 2007
External links
- www.CarlBloch.org 43 paintings by Carl Heinrich Bloch
- The Life of Christ: The Art of Carl Bloch
- Carl Bloch: Master's Hand - information about Bloch and an exhibition about him at the Brigham Young University Art Museum
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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