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Carl Bloch

Danish painter (1834–1890)
Person human Q547055
Carl Bloch

Facts

33 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
May 23, 1834
Date of death
February 22, 1890
Place of birth
Copenhagen
Place of death
Copenhagen
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark[8]
Occupation
painter, printmaker
Employer
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts[9]
Educated at
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Mariboes school[10][11]
Award received
Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, Eibeschütz' Præmie, Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog[21][22][23]
Notable work
In a Roman Osteria, Samson and the Philistines, Christian II i fængslet på Sønderborg Slot, Transfiguration of Jesus, The Sermon On the Mount, Prometheus' Liberation[15][16][17][18][19][20]
Sibling
William Bloch, Oscar Bloch, Emil Bloch[41][42][43]
Genre
history painting[26]
Cause of death
cancer[27]
Work location
Copenhagen[30]
Student of
Wilhelm Marstrand[31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Danish[40]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Paintings of the nineteenth century: contribution to the history of art, Albert Edelfelt's letters[33][34][35][36][37][38][39]
Family name
Bloch[28]
Given name
Carl[29]
Has works in the collection
Finnish National Gallery, Nationalmuseum, The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle, Nivaagaard Museum, Statens Museum for Kunst, Hirschsprung Collection, Hermitage Museum, Ribe Kunstmuseum, Frederiksborg Palace, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Natural History Museum of Denmark
Show all 33 facts +9
Manner of death
natural causes[32]
Member of
Accademia delle Arti del Disegno[24]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 important articles about Denmark
P14536
388648
P14608
143015605
P14750
CEF6-5A4F-654F-4B64-46BE
P14992
Carl_Bloch
Place of burial
Holmen Cemetery[7]
Student
Otto P. Balle, H.C. Koefoed, Viggo Langer[12][13][14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Carl Bloch en Carl Heinrich Bloch en Carl H. Bloch ar كارل بلوخ cs Carl Bloch da Carl Heinrich Bloch de Carl Heinrich Bloch el Καρλ Μπλόχ es Karl Henrik Bloch es Carl Heinrich Bloch fa کارل بلوک fr Carl Bloch he קרל בלוך id Carl Heinrich Bloch it Carl H. Bloch it Carl Bloch ja カール・ハインリッヒ・ブロッホ ko 카를 하인리히 블로흐 nl Carl Heinrich Bloch pl Carl H. Bloch
🔖 Identifiers · 66
ISNI
000000010800387X
VIAF cluster ID
54420290
Library of Congress authority ID
nr2002025701
GND ID
143015605
AADFI member ID
bloch-carlheinrich
Alvin ID
alvin-person:69918
Art Renewal Center artist ID
5729
Artist-info artist ID
304854
Artists of the World ID
10129070
Artnet artist ID
carl-heinrich-bloch
AskArt person ID
11017076
Athenaeum person ID
4080
Show all 66 identifiers +54
Benezit ID
B00020949
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14969905w
Boijmans artist ID
33015
Bridgeman artist ID
11149
British Museum person or institution ID
19887
CONOR.SR ID
34908519
Central Library of Volos authority ID
24146
Christie's creator ID
12549
DDB person (GND) ID
143015605
Dansk Biografisk Leksikon ID
Carl_Bloch_-_maler
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
BCarlBlochf1834
Described at URL
www.solisprints.co.uk
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
143015605
DigitaltMuseum ID
021036373098
FAST ID
1573923
Finnish National Gallery artist ID
2CF6C1F3-1DD6-4D28-84D4-04AFD4738BE5
Freebase ID
/m/05d134
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991005056609707141
Geni.com profile ID
6000000018939363063
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m05d134
Gravsted.dk ID
carlbloch
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Carl_Bloch
Grove Art Online ID
T009230
Invaluable.com person ID
4zl9ru3iwt
KulturNav-ID
ebfbf34a-652f-4cea-8ce4-7dba431259fe
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
141
Levadia Library ID
59de6bd221c0c8f86d481368
Lex ID
Carl_Bloch
Lucerna person ID
6004245
Met Constituent ID
201330
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
22597
NDL Authority ID
00433533
NE.se ID
carl-bloch
NUKAT ID
n2006080924
National Library of Greece ID
200522
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987012659368505171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
164066489
Nationalmuseum Sweden ID
7444, 15283
Open Library ID
OL5067552A
OpenMLOL author ID
328588
RKDartists ID
9084
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
194490
SBN author ID
VEAV557455
Trap Danmark ID
Carl_Bloch
Treccani ID
carl-heinrich-bloch
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
carl-heinrich-bloch
Union List of Artist Names ID
500050679
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/380500
Watercolour World artist ID
carl-bloch
Web Gallery of Art artist ID
b/bloch
WikiArt ID
carl-bloch
WikiTree person ID
Bloch-402
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJckRyYf78q9XrrFKGfg8C
Yale LUX ID
person/6118e378-2288-40d3-a1d0-5f5bd3efad78

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 10
Hermitage Museum, Nationalmuseum, Frederiksborg Palace, Statens Museum for Kunst, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Finnish National Gallery, Hirschsprung Collection, Natural History Museum of Denmark +2 more
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Nordisk familjebok, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Occupation 2
painter, printmaker
Award received 1
Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Denmark
Educated at 1
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Employer 1
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Family name 1
Bloch
Genre 1
history painting
Given name 1
Carl
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Danish
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of 1
Accademia delle Arti del Disegno
Notable work 1
In a Roman Osteria
Place of birth 1
Copenhagen
Place of burial 1
Holmen Cemetery
Place of death 1
Copenhagen
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Wilhelm Marstrand
Students 1
Christian Mølsted
Teachers 1
Wilhelm Marstrand
Work location 1
Copenhagen
← Creator 1
In a Roman Osteria
← Depicts 1
In a Roman Osteria
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Summary

Carl Bloch was born on May 23, 1834[1], in Copenhagen[2]. He died on February 22, 1890[3], in Copenhagen[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and printmaker[6].

FAQs

Where was Carl Bloch born?

Carl Bloch's place of birth was Copenhagen[2].

Where did Carl Bloch die?

Carl Bloch passed away in Copenhagen[4].

What did Carl Bloch do for work?

Carl Bloch worked as a painter[5] and printmaker[6].

Where did Carl Bloch go to school?

Carl Bloch was educated at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts[10] and Mariboes school[11].

What awards did Carl Bloch receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog[21], Eibeschütz' Præmie[22], and Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog[23].

Related Entities

Hermitage Museum Kingdom of Denmark Nationalmuseum Statens Museum for Kunst Wilhelm Marstrand

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] ↑ . Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 3rd edition. biografiskleksikon.lex.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Collectie Boijmans Online. Retrieved . boijmans.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [21] ↑ . Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 3rd edition. biografiskleksikon.lex.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [23] ↑ . Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 3rd edition. biografiskleksikon.lex.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . collection.nationalmuseum.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [28] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [29] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  30. [30] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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    Described by source → Nordisk familjebok, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron +4
    Occupation → painter, printmaker
    Student of → Wilhelm Marstrand
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 important articles about Denmark
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