Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld1860

Joseph Makes Himself Known to His Brothers

Unable to restrain himself, Joseph weeps aloud and reveals himself to his brothers, telling them not to fear, for God sent him ahead to preserve life (Genesis 45). A wood engraving from Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld's Die Bibel in Bildern (1860).

Joseph Makes Himself Known to His Brothers by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld depicting Genesis 45:1
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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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.