Carl Bloch, 1863 - Samson and the Philistines - fine art print

Original artwork description by Statens Museum for Kunst (National Gallery of Denmark) website (© Copyright - Statens Museum for Kunst (National Gallery of Denmark) - Statens Museum for Kunst (National Gallery of Denmark))

With Samson and the Philistines, painted in Rome in 1863, Bloch entered the Danish art scene in earnest.

With his virtuoso technique and narrative devices such as the way we as spectators are drawn into the scene, and the sheer concentrated action of the piece he brought Danish art on a par with contemporary European history painting.

The theatrical effects Art history has reproached Bloch for his pronounced use of theatrical effects. Seen in a wider perspective, however, it is remarkable how his aggressive involvement of spectators and setpiece authenticity points ahead towards the aestetics of film where such effects are basic elements.

Just think of the Hollywood studios and D.W. Griffith’s (1875-1948) lavish historical extravaganzas, the theatrical facial expressions and gestures, and the use of close-ups to remove the filters between spectators and objects.

Denmark's greatest painter Samson was followed by several similar pictures, which brought Bloch great recognition, carving him a reputation among his contemporaries as Denmark’s greatest painter. 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 fame commissioned in 1865 as decorations for King Christian 4.’s (1577-1648) prayer seat in Frederiksborg Chapel.

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• Glossy acrylic glass print: An print on acrylic glass, which is sometimes denoted as a plexiglass print, transforms the original into beautiful décor. Besides, the acrylic print forms a good alternative option to dibond or canvas fine art prints. Your own replica of the artwork is custom-made with the help of modern UV printing technology. This has the image effect of sharp, vivid colors.
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This masterpiece Samson and the Philistines was made by the painter Carl Bloch. This artwork is included in the Statens Museum for Kunst (National Gallery of Denmark)'s digital collection. We are delighted to reference that this public domain artwork is being provided with courtesy of National Gallery of Denmark.The creditline of the artpiece is the following: . Besides, the alignment is in portrait format with a ratio of 3 : 4, which means that the length is 25% shorter than the width. The painter Carl Bloch was a European artist from Denmark, whose style can mainly be assigned to Realism. The artist was born in the year 1834 in Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark and deceased at the age of 56 in 1890.

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