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Sacred Gifts: The Religious Art of Carl Bloch, Heinrich Hofmann, and Frans Schwartz was on display at the BYU Museum of Art from November 14, 2013 – May 10, 2014. Sacred Gifts explored and celebrated the many precious gifts represented by the outstanding portrayals of the Savior by Carl Bloch, Heinrich Hofmann, and Frans Schwartz.

Fortified with personal religious convictions, these three artists magnified their God-given gifts through rigorous training and study at some of Europe’s finest art academies. As a result, their paintings of the Savior blessed the lives of nineteenth-century churchgoers and continue to edify Christian believers today.

As part of the Sacred Gifts experience at the BYU Museum of Art, an app was included in the exhibition to provide additional information and insights about the artworks and artists. We have this space now for the content of the app to remain available online.

Carl Bloch, Sermon on the Mount, 1877, oil on copper, 41 x 36 1/4 inches. The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle.

Carl Bloch, Healing of the Blind Man, 1871, oil on copper, 41 x 36 1/4 inches. The Museum of National History of Frederiksborg Castle.

Carl Bloch, Let the Little Children Come Unto Me, oil on copper, 41 x 36 1/2 inches. The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle.

Carl Bloch, Cleansing of the Temple, oil on copper, 41 x 36 1/2 inches. The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle.

Carl Bloch, The Denial of Peter, oil on copper, 41 x 36 1/2 inches. The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle.

Carl Bloch, Christ on the Cross, oil on copper, 41 x 36 1/2 inches. The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle.

Carl Bloch, The Burial, oil on copper, 41 x 36 1/2 inches. The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle.

Carl Bloch, The Resurrection, oil on copper, 41 x 36 1/2 inches. The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle.

Carl Bloch, Christus Consolator, oil on copper, 41 x 36 1/2 inches. The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle.

Carl Bloch, The Mocking of Christ, oil on copper, 41 x 36 1/2 inches. The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle.

Carl Bloch, Christ at Emmaus, oil on copper, 41 x 36 1/2 inches. The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle.

Carl Bloch, The Shepherds and the Angel, 1879, oil on copper, 41 x 37 inches. The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle.

Carl Bloch’s Paintings in the King’s Oratory at Frederiksborg Castle. The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød, Denmark.

Franz Schwartz, Agony in the Garden, 1898, oil on canvas, 66 9/10 x 53 1/2 inches. Nørresundby Kirke, Nørresundby, Denmark.

Frans Schwartz, The Mocking of Christ with Mary the Annunciate and Mary the Elder, 1902-1908, oil on canvas, five panels. Vor Frue Kirke, Aalborg, Denmark.

Heinrich Hofmann, The Capture of Christ, 1858, oil on canvas, 69 9/10 x 98 3/8 inches. Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, Germany.

Heinrich Hofmann, Jesus in the Temple, 1880-1881, oil on canvas, 59 7/8 x 80 1/4 inches. Galerie Neue Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Germany.

Heinrich Hofmann, Christ and the Rich Young Ruler, 1888, oil on canvas, 50 x 62 inches. The Riverside Church, New York City.

Heinrich Hofmann, Christ in Gethsemane, 1890, oil on canvas, 59 x 45 inches. The Riverside Church, New York City.

Heinrich Hofmann, Portrait of Christ, the Savior: I am the Way, the Truth and the Light, 1894, oil on canvas, 37 x 28 inches. The Riverside Church, New York City.