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Carl Bloch was a Danish painter and printmaker born in Copenhagen on May 23, 1834. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Wilhelm Marstrand and later worked as an employee of the same institution. His artistic output primarily focused on history painting. Among his notable works is *In a Roman Osteria*.
Bloch received the Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog. His artworks are held in the collections of the Finnish National Gallery, Nationalmuseum, The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle, and Nivaagaard Museum. He died of cancer in Copenhagen on February 22, 1890, and is buried at Holmen Cemetery.
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Key facts
- Born
- Carl Heinrich Bloch , 23 May 1834, Copenhagen , Denmark
- Died
- 22 February 1890 (1890-02-22) (aged 55)
- Education
- Royal Danish Academy of Art
- Occupation
- Painter
- Notable work
- In a Roman Osteria , Prometheus Unbound
- Spouse
- Alma Trepka (died 1886)
- Website
- carlbloch .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carl
- Family name
- Bloch
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Place of birth
- Copenhagen
- Place of death
- Copenhagen
- Occupation
- printmaker
- Languages spoken
- Danish
- Student of
- Wilhelm Marstrand
- Genre
- history painting
- Image
- Carl Bloch Hver8Dag 1900.jpg
- Work location
- Copenhagen
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- Commons category
- Carl Bloch
- cause of death
- cancer
- date of birth
- 1834-05-23
- date of death
- 1890-02-22
- Commons Creator page
- Carl Bloch
- manner of death
- natural causes
- has works in the collection
- Natural History Museum of Denmark
- place of burial
- Holmen Cemetery
- member of
- Accademia delle Arti del Disegno
Sources (6)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Carl Bloch, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Carl Heinrich Bloch ( Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰɑːˀl ˈplɒk]; 23 May 1834 – 22 February 1890) was a Danish painter.
Early life and education
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