Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld1860

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican

In Jesus's parable a Pharisee prays of his own righteousness while the tax collector, standing far off, beats his breast and asks God to be merciful to him a sinner (Luke 18). A wood engraving from Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld's Die Bibel in Bildern (1860).

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld depicting Luke 18:9
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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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.