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

Dawn C. Pheysey; Richard Neitzel Holzapfel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1606419269 ISBN 13: 9781606419267

Publisher: Deseret Book/ BYU Museum of Art, 2010

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author:

Dawn C. Pheysey is the curator of religious art at Brigham Young University s Museum of Art. She is the co-author of Beholding Salvation: The Life of Christ in Word and Image and is the author of numerous articles related to religious artwork. Richard Neitzel Holzapfel served as managing director of the Religious Studies Center publication office and professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University. The author of numerous books, he is currently serving as president of the Alabama Birmingham Mission.

About this edition

• Publisher: Deseret Book/ BYU Museum of Art
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1606419269
• ISBN 13: 9781606419267
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 168