Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld1860

The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon

The queen of Sheba comes to test Solomon with hard questions and, beholding his wisdom and the splendor of his house, is left breathless before the king (1 Kings 10). A wood engraving from Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld's Die Bibel in Bildern (1860).

The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld depicting 1 Kings 10:1
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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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.