Another Art Museum Exhibit and this time at BYU!
"Inspired by
the words found in Doctrine and Covenants 6:10--"thy gift...is sacred and cometh from
above"--"Sacred Gifts" features nearly two dozen paintings from
the life of Christ created by Carl Bloch and two other 19th century European
masters, Heinrich Hofmann and Frans Schwartz."
Some of my favorites by Hofmann were:
"Christ and the Rich Young Ruler"
Some of my favorites by Hofmann were:
"Christ and the Rich Young Ruler"
"Christ in Gethsemane"
"Jesus in the Temple"
(This one was especially interesting because they had the original painting next to a reproduction made by students of Hofmann with him filling in the faces.)
Carl Bloch was the featured artist.
"The paintings of Carl Heinrich Bloch [1834-1890] are familiar images to members of The Church of Jesus of Latter-day Saints. Selections of his paintings first appeared in the Improvement Era in 1962 and have been published many times since in multiple issues of the Ensign. They have appeared in numerous Church manuals and publications. Reproductions of his paintings are seen in ward and stake meetinghouses, temples, and visitors centers."
BYU already has on permanent display this painting by
Carl Bloch:
"Christ Healing by the Well of Bethesda"
But here are some of the others we got to see.
There were four on loan from Frederiksborg Castle in Denmark.
"Cleansing of the Temple"
"The Denial of Peter"
"Christ on the Cross"
"The Burial"
We were told that these paintings have never left the castle since they were placed there in the 1870's and it was very difficult to get permission for the loan of them. "But out of respect for the love that many people in Utah have for this Danish artist," BYU was able to acquire them for a few months. The Danish curator said: "I don't believe it will ever happen again."
I also enjoyed these other paintings by Carl Bloch:
"The Resurrection"
(Especially interesting because of the pair of dice at the bottom of the picture, one on the rock and another in the fire!)
"Christ at Emmaus"
(An all time favorite story and now a painting to help picture it!)
"Christus Consolator"
(This painting and the one above have permanent homes in small Lutheran churches in Sweden)
The best part of our visit to the Museum was this app!
I was able to download it ahead of time on my Ipad or you could rent an Ipad and headphones at the Museum. It was amazing! We have been to lots of art museums with docents and/or audio tours but this took it to a whole new level. We could visit the paintings in any sequence and learn interesting information about each painting and each artist. You could see a 360 degree picture of where the painting usually hangs, listen to commentary by the European curators, there were audio quotes from Apostles about the scene the painting was depicting, and you could also listen to specially chosen musical selections for many of the paintings. A favorite was "How Great Thou Art" (Swedish Folk Melody) as a guitar solo with this painting of Christ, a favorite of President Monson's:
I still have the app on my Ipad and was able to watch again the Introductory film as well as see all the paintings.
Wow, BYU has set the standard again!
Wow, BYU has set the standard again!
Trying to get a selfie with the "Y" on the mountain:
(It's between us but you have to look hard!)
Dan is surely on a roll with these monthly outings!
Can't wait until next month!!
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