Biblia Sacra tabulis illustrata
Medium
bound volume with 240 wood engravings in black over yellow lithographic background on wove paper
Dimensions
block: 22 × 25.7 cm (8 11/16 × 10 1/8 in.) yellow border design: 9 1/2 × 10 15/16 in. (24.2 × 27.8 cm) book: 28.8 × 35.3 × 9 cm (11 5/16 × 13 7/8 × 3 9/16 in.)
Classification
Volume
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
2017.80.1
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Various Artists, after Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
**Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794–1872)** was a German painter renowned for his biblical subjects and contributions to the Nazarene movement. Born in Leipzig on 26 March 1794, he was the son of Veit Hanns Schnorr von Carolsfeld, a draughtsman, engraver, and painter who provided his initial artistic training. His earliest works included copies after the Neoclassical drawings of John Flaxman. In...