Who painted “In a Roman Osteria”?

“In a Roman Osteria” was painted by Carl Bloch in 1866. Where to see it: Statens Museum for Kunst.

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Realism: Academic art paints the same skill on idealised subjects; Impressionism keeps the modern subjects but breaks the paint into light, quick strokes.

Carl Heinrich Bloch (23 May 1834 – 22 February 1890) was a Danish painter. Wikipedia

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More by Carl Bloch

“Prometheus' Liberation”, 1864
“Still Life with Fish”, 1878
“Christian II i fængslet på Sønderborg Slot”, 1871
“Samson and the Philistines”, 1863
“A Fishwife”, 1875
“The Artist’s Parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Bloch in Their Sitting Room”, 1855
“The Artist's Wife, Alma Bloch, née Trepka”, 1868
“En forstyrret middagssøvn”, 1870