Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld1860

The Shepherds as First Heralds of the Gospel

Having found the child as the angel foretold, the shepherds make known what they have seen and return glorifying and praising God for all they have heard (Luke 2). A wood engraving from Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld's Die Bibel in Bildern (1860).

The Shepherds as First Heralds of the Gospel by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld depicting Luke 2:15
View full resolutionPublic domain via Wikimedia Commons. Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794–1872), Die Bibel in Bildern, Leipzig: Georg Wigand, 1860.Source

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Portrait of Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld

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.