Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld1860
The Angel Gabriel Announces the Birth of John to Zacharias
Standing at the altar of incense, the priest Zacharias is met by the angel Gabriel, who promises him a son named John and strikes him mute for his unbelief (Luke 1). 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.