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Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse – Antique Wall Art

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, 1511 — historic print
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, 1511. Historic print from the Horses collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, preserved in this historic print. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Dürer's Four Horsemen is the opening woodcut of his series on the Book of Revelation, showing riders of conquest, war, famine and death sweeping across the earth. Dürer cut the blocks himself and first published the Apocalypse series in 1498 with German text, then reissued it in 1511 with Latin text, which helped spread his reputation across Europe. This impression is a second edition, with Dürer's monogram cut into the block. The dramatic sense of motion and the dense, controlled linework show why these prints were so influential for later artists.

Created / published1511
Medium1 print : woodcut.
NotesWoodcut by Albrecht Durer, 1471-1528. Meder, 167; Bartsch, 64. 2nd edition. Signed on block with monogram. Coll. mark: Henri Baron de Triquesi: (Lugt, 1304). Ref. Library has two impressions. DLC This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Art works; Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; War; Disease; Famine; Allegory.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,106 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-156246

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