Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld1860
Isaac Blesses Jacob before Esau
The blind and aged Isaac lays his hands on Jacob, who has come disguised in Esau's place, and bestows on him the blessing of the firstborn (Genesis 27). 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.