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Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld

Melchizedek Blessing Abraham

1825
pen and brown ink mounted on blue laid paper

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The Picture Bible , the series to which this drawing belongs, was originally a group project conceived by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld and the Nazarenes, but he took over execution of the project around 1824.

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