Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld1860
Elisha Raises the Shunammite's Son
Shutting the door, Elisha stretches himself upon the dead boy until his flesh grows warm, and the child sneezes and opens his eyes, restored to his mother (2 Kings 4). 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.