Scenes from the Life of Jesus (1865-1879 Bloch), art
Scenes from the Life of Jesus (1865-1879) is a series of 23 paintings by Carl H. Bloch.
Abstract
The Life of Jesus is illustrated in 23 scenes, including:
- Annunciation to Mary
- Mary and Elisabeth
- Shepherds in the Field
- Manger Scene
- Flight into Egypt
- Teaching in the Temple
- Baptism
- Marriage at Cana
- Sermon on the Mount
- Christ and the Children
- Healing the Blind Man
- Transfiguration of Christ
- Woman at the Well
- Raising Lazarus
- Cleansing the Temple
- Last Supper
- Gethsemane
- The Entombment of Christ
- Resurrection
History and current location
Painted between 1865 and 1879, for the King's Praying Chamber in the newly restored Frederiksborg Castle Chapel (which had been ravaged by fire in 1859).