Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld1860
Judas Maccabeus Defeats the Enemy and Cleanses the Temple
Having routed the enemy armies, Judas Maccabeus and his brothers go up to Mount Zion, cleanse the desecrated sanctuary, and rededicate the temple with rejoicing (1 Maccabees 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.