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The Four Horsemen (Apocalypse)

The Four Horsemen (Apocalypse)

(German, 1471–1528)
Probably 1497–98
Medium/TechniqueWoodcut, proof before text
DimensionsBlock: 39.4 x 28.1 cm (15 1/2 x 11 1/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Francis Bullard
Accession numberM24884
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ClassificationsPrints
Description
In the Bible, the apostle John's Book of Revelations (The Apocalypse) describes the first rider as the conqueror, the second war, the third famine, and the fourth death.  Dürer's version of the Apocalypse is made up of 15 woodcuts and a title page whose conceptual and technical qualities revolutionized the graphic arts and impacted art in numerous other media as well.
ProvenanceJ. H. von Hefner Alteneck (Lugt 1254), M. J. Perry (Lugt 1880); Francis Bullard (Boston, 1862-1913), (Lugt 982); bequest to the MFA February, 1913