Christ at Emmaus

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Carl Heinrich Bloch

Framing available for canvas prints between 10 & 21 inches.

Canvas prints are rolled and packaged in a shipping tube. Paper prints that are smaller than 14” are shipped flat and prints that are larger than 14” are rolled and shipped in a shipping tube.

Framed work is wrapped in packaging foam and shipped in a framed art box.

Description

Christ at Emmaus

Carl Heinrich Bloch

Christ at Emmaus depicts the event described in Luke when two disciples mourning the Crucifixion suddenly realize that their traveling companion is the Savior. The glow of the evening sky penetrates the upper window, casting light upon the scene. Similar in composition to Rembrandt’s etching of the same subject, this painting also includes a young male servant and his mother, who appear to sense that something out of the ordinary is taking place.

The body language of the disciples suggests astonishment and joy as they have suddenly recognized the Christ. The halo of light surrounding the Savior’s head and the white robe He wears are not the only features of the painting that identify Him. The reactions of other figures within the painting also lead us to focus on Him.

“And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.” – Luke 24: 30-31

This piece was displayed in the Sacred Gifts and The Master’s Hand exhibitions.

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More About Bloch

Carl Bloch was an academic Danish painter who is best known for his paintings depicting the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.

He received his artistic training at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. Later, while living in Rome for several years, Bloch studied paintings by the great Italian masters.

When he returned to Copenhagen, Bloch quickly established a reputation as a religious painter. This led to major commissions for paintings in churches and chapels of Denmark and Sweden.

His extensive body of work includes over 250 paintings and 78 etchings. Still, Bloch considered his religious works to be his most valuable contributions. His productive career ended early when he died of cancer at the age of only fifty-five.

Additional information

Material

Paper

Size

10" x 7.7", 14" x 10.8", 21" x 16.2", 30" x 23.2", 36" x 27.8"

Frame

Black, Espresso, Natural, Print Only

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