Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld1860
Jephthah and His Daughter
Returning home in triumph, Jephthah is met by his only daughter coming out with timbrels and dancing, and he tears his clothes in grief over his rash vow (Judges 11). 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.