Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld1860
Judith Beheads Holofernes
Alone in the enemy general's tent as he lies overcome with wine, Judith takes his own sword and with two strokes cuts off the head of Holofernes (Judith 13). 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.