Exodus 12

The First Passover in Biblical Art

Passover invites artists to show lamb, blood on doorposts, and a people ready to leave.

Bible and Art Context

Night, meal, and marked doors become signs of judgment passed over and mercy given.

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Schnorr woodcut of Passover night with blood on the door, plate 49

Public domain

The First Passover (Die Bibel in Bildern, plate 49)

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1860, Woodcut

Scribe audit: Blatt 049 owned by first-passover (not plagues). Prior 051 was Red Sea.

Source: Wikimedia Commons

Questions about First Passover in Art

Where is First Passover in the Bible?

The first Passover is instituted and described in Exodus 12.

Why use Schnorr von Carolsfeld for this page?

Schnorr's Die Bibel in Bildern (1860) is a public-domain woodcut cycle widely used for clear narrative Bible illustration.

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