Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld1860
The Priest Mattathias Flees with His Own
Refusing to offer the unlawful sacrifice, the priest Mattathias strikes down the apostate at the altar and flees to the hills with his sons, calling all zealous for the law to follow (1 Maccabees 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.