Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld1860
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
In Jesus's parable the father sees his wayward son returning from afar and runs to embrace him, calling for the best robe and a feast because the lost son is found (Luke 15). 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.