Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld1860
Elijah's Ascension into Heaven
As they walk and talk together, a chariot of fire and horses of fire part the two prophets, and Elijah is taken up by a whirlwind into heaven before Elisha's eyes (2 Kings 2). 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.