Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld1860
The Sacrifice of Isaac
As Abraham lays Isaac on the altar and raises the knife, the angel of the Lord calls out to stay his hand, and a ram is found caught in the thicket (Genesis 22). A wood engraving from Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld's Die Bibel in Bildern (1860).
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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.