Denying Satan #3

A man with a beard and long hair, wearing a white robe with a red sash, is standing on water with his hand extended outward. In the foreground,... more

by Carl Bloch

Title

Denying Satan #3

Artist

Carl Bloch

Medium

Painting

Description

A man with a beard and long hair, wearing a white robe with a red sash, is standing on water with his hand extended outward. In the foreground, another figure is partially submerged in the water, clothed in red, appearing in distress.

Digitally enhanced Public Domain Artwork of '' Christus Consolator - 1881 '', created by Carl Bloch, a Danish artist. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and studied there at the Royal Danish Academy of Art (Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi) under Wilhelm Marstrand.

Bloch's parents wanted their son to enter what they considered to be a respectable profession - an officer in the Navy. This, however, was not what he wanted. His only interest was drawing and painting, and he was consumed by the idea of becoming an artist.

He went to Italy to study art, passing through the Netherlands, where he became acquainted with the work of Rembrandt, which became a major influence on him. Bloch met his wife, Alma Trepka, in Rome, where he married her on 31 May 1868. They were happily married until her early death in 1886.

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March 29th, 2024