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

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Carl Heinrich Bloch's religious paintings are well known to Latter-day Saints. Works by this nineteenth-century Danish artist have been featured in Church magazines and in LDS meetinghouses, temples, and visitors' centers throughout the world.

This magnificent volume presents a landmark collection of some of Bloch's most engaging artwork, paintings that illuminate the life and mission of Jesus Christ with power and clarity. More than one hundred full-color images, plus details from larger works, allow us to experience the breathtaking beauty and masterful storytelling of Bloch's paintings. The narrative, which features the story of Bloch's life, enhances our understanding of the artist's vision as he draws the view into his depictions of scenes from the Savior's life. Commentary on each image reveals deeper meanings and details that may go unnoticed by the untrained eye.

Published to coincide with an exhibition of Bloch's work in the Museum of Art at Brigham Young University, this beautiful book focuses on his religious works from the perspective of the distinctive qualities that give the works their compelling presence. It also explores similar characteristics in a selection of his historical, genre, portrait, and landscape paintings that allow us to understand better how Bloch created these luminous visual relationships with Christ.

Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
1. Out of Obscurity
2. The Life of a Danish Artist
3. Artistic Growth
4. A Sensitive Spirit
5. The Oratory Commission
6. Works of Devotion
7. Etching in the Final Years
8. Remembering Bloch
Appendix
Notes
Index