Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld1860

The Offerings of Cain and Abel

Cain brings an offering of the ground while Abel brings the firstborn of his flock, and the Lord looks with favor on Abel's gift (Genesis 4). A wood engraving from Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld's Die Bibel in Bildern (1860).

The Offerings of Cain and Abel by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld depicting Genesis 4:3
View full resolutionPublic domain via Wikimedia Commons. Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794–1872), Die Bibel in Bildern, Leipzig: Georg Wigand, 1860.Source

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Portrait of Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld

About Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld

1794-1872 · German

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld was a German Nazarene painter whose "Die Bibel in Bildern" (1852–1860), a cycle of 240 woodcuts, became one of the most widely circulated Protestant Bible picture books of the 19th century.