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The Four Horsemen (Apocalypse)
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)
Probably 1497–98
Medium/Technique
Woodcut, proof before text
Dimensions
Block: 39.4 x 28.1 cm (15 1/2 x 11 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Francis Bullard
Accession NumberM24884
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
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.
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch (relief) 064; Meder 167, before the text edition, b
Marks
watermark: Imperial orb
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