The Religious Art of Carl Bloch, Heinrich Hofmann & Frans Schwartz

The Religious Art of Carl Bloch,
Heinrich Hofmann & Frans Schwartz

An all-new exhibition opening this November at the Brigham Young University Museum of Art. Come and partake.

The Brigham Young University (BYU) Museum of Art (MOA) will open an all-new exhibition featuring twenty beloved religious paintings on unprecedented loan from churches and museums in Eastern Europe and New York – many of which have never been on view in the United States.

The exhibition, titled “Sacred Gifts: The Religious Art of Carl Bloch, Heinrich Hofmann and Frans Schwartz,” opens November 15, and will explore and celebrate the many gifts and stories represented by the acclaimed paintings on view. Registration for free tickets to the exhibition is now open at sacredgifts.byu.edu.

The MOA’s most recently ticketed show, “Carl Bloch: The Master’s Hand,” was one of the best-attended museum exhibitions in the country while on view in 2010 and 2011, and operated at full capacity during the exhibition’s final months. An even larger audience is anticipated for “Sacred Gifts,” so museum personnel encourage patrons to plan ahead with ticket reservations and attend during the early months to avoid crowds.

About the Artwork

The paintings featured in “Sacred Gifts” are all original works on loan from churches and museums in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and New York.

These late-19th century depictions of the life of Jesus Christ have become particularly familiar to Utah audiences through their regular use in LDS church publications and meetinghouses, and are also revered by many Christian faiths.

Two paintings of Jesus in the Temple by Heinrich Hofmann will be on loan from the Gemäldegalerie Neue Meister in Dresden and the Riverside Church in New York. Neither has been displayed for more than a quarter of a century.

Eight Carl Bloch paintings on loan from the Frederiksborg Castle in Denmark (part of the famous “Life of Christ” series in the King’s Oratory) have never before been out of the oratory, and leadership at Frederiksborg Castle say they will not be loaned ever again.

Due to the extraordinary nature of the loan, the eight oratory paintings by Bloch will only be on view four at a time. The second four will replace the first four in late February of 2014, creating an incentive for those interested in seeing particular works to visit the museum early or perhaps twice during the exhibition.

About the Museum

One of the largest and best-attended art museums in the Mountain West, the BYU Museum of Art offers a dynamic exhibition schedule that includes displays of its permanent collection, world-class traveling shows and thought-provoking exhibitions organized by Museum curators. One of the Museum’s most important roles is its contribution to the academic mission of Brigham Young University. From the research and study of the artworks in the permanent collection, to the teaching and learning that occurs in classrooms and galleries, the Museum plays an important role in the academic pursuits of many students at BYU. Concurrently, the Museum seeks to connect to broad community audiences through its exhibitions and educational programming.

Brigham Young University Museum of Art
North Campus Drive
Provo, UT
801-422-8258


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