Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld1860
The Angels Announce the Birth of Christ to the Shepherds
To shepherds keeping watch over their flocks by night an angel appears in the glory of the Lord, and a heavenly host bursts forth praising God and proclaiming peace (Luke 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.