Carl Heinrich Bloch Paintings

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Carl Heinrich Bloch Biograrphy

Danish painter, etcher and printmaker
born 23 May 1834 - died 22 February 1890

Student of: Nicolai Wilhelm Marstrand (1810-1873).
Student at: Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi.

Carl Heinrich Bloch was born in Copenhagen and studied with Wilhelm Marstrand at the Royal Danish Academy of Art there.

Early Carl Heinrich Bloch painting featured rural scenes from everyday life. From 1859 to 1866, he lived in Italy, and this period was important for the development of his historical style.

his first great success was the exhibition of his Prometheus Unbound in Copenhagen in 1865. After the death of Marstrand, Carl Heinrich Bloch finished the decoration of the ceremonial hall at the University of Copenhagen. Carl Heinrich Bloch was then commissioned to produce 23 paintings for the Frederiksborg Palace Chapel. These were all scenes from the life of Christ which have become very popular as illustrations. The originals, painted between 1865 and 1879, are still at Frederiksborg Palace.