The Visitation – Carl Heinrich Bloch – The Meeting of Mary and Elisabeth – Beautiful Catholic Art Holy Thursday Notice how the infant Jesus

Notice how the infant Jesus is the main source of light in this picture

like Mickey Mouse or Time Magazine

We carry several of his pictures in our shop and hope to list several more

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the High Priest forever and the King of Kings

The Visitation – Carl Heinrich Bloch – The Meeting of Mary and Elisabeth – Beautiful Catholic Art Holy Thursday Notice how the infant JesusPainted in 1866 by Carl Bloch, this is perhaps our favorite Visitation painting. We like the crisp style, the strong colors, the clear theme. Mary has come to Elizabeth's, who is coming down the stairs to her. It has a symbolic value of the old rite coming down to the new, which is ascending. Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 1890) was a religious painter from Denmark. Enormously popular in his day, his paintings are mostly Bible scenes. You have probably