Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
The Four Horsemen, from the Apocalypse

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
The Four Horsemen, from the Apocalypse
1498 (published in 1511)
Woodcut
393 x 280 mm
Desctription
Four horsemen bearing an array of instruments and weapons, including bows, swords and scales, trample people underfoot as they race by. Their divine mission is to destroy humanity. This impressive Dürer’s woodcut print depicts the book of the New Testament called Apocalypse.