Der erste Schöpfungstag [The First Day of Creation]. Artist: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld. Engraver: Unknown. Source: Die Bibel in Bildern, Plate 1. Click on image to enlarge it.
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. [Genesis 1: 4-5; King James Bible]
Related material
- The full plate with German text
- One of Schnorr’s less successful representation of the Lord: God shows Moses the Promised Land
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Bibliography
Die Bibel in Bildern [Picture Bible] von Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld. Leipzig: Georg Wigands, 1860. Hathi Digital Trust Library online version of a copy in the Columbia University Library. Web. 25 June 2016.
Last modified 26 June 2016