The Master's Hand: The Art of Carl Heinrich Bloch

About this book

Carl Bloch s religious paintings are well known to Latter-day Saints. The artwork of this nineteenth-century Danish painter has been featured in Church magazines and in LDS meetinghouses temples and visitors centers throughout the world. Published to coincide with a major exhibition of Carl Bloch s work at Brigham Young University s Museum of Art this book includes ninety-five works by the famed artist. The narrative features a biography of Bloch s life and commentary on each of the images to help us understand how Bloch created these visual relationships with Christ that have inspired millions.