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 Bible Art

Sermon on the Mount
Artist: Carl Heinrich Bloch
 1877    Painting

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This Danish painter's early work featured rural scenes from everyday life. From 1859 to 1866, Bloch lived in Italy, and this period was important for the development of his historical style. He was  commissioned to produce 23 paintings for the Chapel at Frederiksborg Palace. These were all scenes from the life of Christ which have become very popular as illustrations. The originals, painted between 1865 and 1879, are still at Frederiksborg Palace. 

Bloch's principal work is the series of 23 paintings with scenes from the New Testament that the brewer J.C. Jacobsen (1811-1887) of Carlsberg commissioned in 1865 as decorations for King Christian IV's (1577-1648) prayer seat in Frederiksborg Chapel.

This painting is oil on copper, measures 104 x 92 cm. ( 40.9” x 36.2” inches) and is in Frederiksborg Slot, Hillerød.

This work is linked to Matthew 5 – 7

Sistine Madonna
Artist: Raphael
 1512    Painting

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Sistine Madonna was painted in 1512 and was commissioned by Pope Julius II as a gift to a monastery near Milan known as San Sisto in Piacenza.