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Carl Bloch

50 works

Carl Bloch (1834-1890) was a painter and printmaker. Read more

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Painting of a man in a dark fur-trimmed coat leaning on a table in a vaulted prison cell beside an older man at a chair.

Christian II in prison at Sønderborg Castle

1871

Oil portrait of a woman with dark hair, black velvet cap with jewels, pink flowers, choker, and red bodice against a muted ba

The artist's wife, Mrs. Alma Bloch, née Trepka

1868

Painting of a blindfolded man turning a mill beam while a chained, shirtless prisoner pushes and onlookers watch from a doorw

Samson with the Philistines

1863

Painting of a girl in pink knocking on a hut window beside flowers, with sea and shore visible outside.

In bathing time. A young girl knocks on the window of a fishing hut

1884

Painting of a young woman washing her shoulder with a sponge at a dressing table, reflected in an oval gilt mirror.

A girl washing herself before a carnival

1887

Two women in headscarves talk in a wooden doorway beneath chestnut leaves, with a broom and a hanging white cloth nearby.

Two women talking

1874

Elderly monk in brown habit with bandaged head examines his face in a mirror beside a table with a bottle and glass.

A monk examines himself in a mirror

1875

Portrait of Hans Christian Andersen

1869

Night scene of figures lowering a shrouded body near a wooden cross and ladder, lit by a lantern.

Kristi nedtagelse af korset

1886

Still life of fish, lobster and vegetables on a kitchen table, with two boys in straw hats peering through a window.

Et køkkenbord

1878

Interior painting of ducks, lobsters, fish and a spinning wheel on a wooden floor, with a man peering through a doorway.

En forstyrret middagssøvn

1870

Elderly fisherman in red cap mending net on a loggia, with sea and hills visible behind him.

En fisker på en loggia

1860

Smiling woman in a white bonnet and shawl cutting fish at a market table, with a hanging scale and nets nearby.

En kone, der sælger fisk

1875

Oil painting of a young woman in a dark dress smelling a pink rose beside a window with a green watering can and vases.

En ung pige, der lugter til en rose

1889

Painting of a farm slaughter yard with a sheep on a trestle table, hanging carcasses and a red door, by Carl Bloch, 1884.

En slagtergård i Hellebæk

1884

Painting of a sleeping girl in a bed with a woman leaning over her, and a haloed figure in an arched doorway.

Jairi datter

1863

Painting of three figures dining at a tavern table with wine, bread and a cat, with other diners behind them.

Fra et romersk osteria

1866

Painting of shepherds adoring the newborn Christ in a candlelit stable, Mary in red beside the manger.

Adoration of the Shepherds

1882

Painting of a young seaman in a blue shirt and straw hat seated on a bench, looking out at sailing ships on the sea.

En ung sømand

1874

Fishing families on a sandy shore under stormy skies, watching the sea as waves break and men look out from the dune above.

Fishing families waiting for their men to return from an incipient storm. From Jutland west coast

1858

Painting of a chained bearded man beside a slain eagle on a cliff, while a bow-wielding hero stands above under stormy skies.

Prometheus' Liberation, the painting was lost. The painting was recovered on the 20th Jan 2023

1864

Oil painting of a thatched house beside a road at sunset, with trees, a fence, and the sea under an orange sky.

Evening lanscape with a house and garden by the sea. Ellekilde

1880

Etching of thatched farmhouses, a windmill on the horizon, and cows grazing in an open field under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with farmhouse and mill

1882

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing woman in a bonnet and shawl beside a child among trees, with hills behind.

Standing Woman and Child

1850-90

Etching of a man in a cap watching rough sea and sailing ships from a rocky shore beside wooden breakwater posts.

Kustwachter, uitkijkend over woelig water

1880

Etching of a forest path winding between trees under a pale moon in a cloudy night sky.

Bospad bij maanlicht

1883

Etching of a thatched farmhouse beside a dirt road at dusk, with dunes on the left and birds flying in the sky.

Boerderij met verlicht venster aan landweg

1884

Etching of a dune path lined with pine trees leading to the sea, with two sailboats on the horizon under a cloudy sky.

Landweg met struiken, langs een meer

1887

Etching of a rowboat beside a wooden pier on choppy sea, with two sailing ships and a distant coastline under a pale sky.

Roeiboot bij steiger

1887

Etching of a rocky shoreline with boulders, coastal trees on the left, and a distant sailing ship on the sea.

Strand met keien, aan zee

1889

Etching of a bearded man in a crown of thorns holding a staff, turned toward the viewer against a dark background.

Christus met doornenkroon (Man van Smarten)

1888

Etching of the risen Christ with raised arms in a tomb, with two kneeling angels and lilies in the foreground.

De Opstanding van Christus

1881

Carl Bloch (1834-1890) was a painter and printmaker. Carl Bloch was born and died in Copenhagen. Browse 50 works by Carl Bloch from 7 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata