Opening of the Four Seals
Print
ca. 1498 (made)
ca. 1498 (made)
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Woodcut featuring the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse attacking a group of people. Their weapons are a trident, a bow and arrow, a sword and a sling. Above is an angel in a cloudy sky. Bolts shoot from the sky from top left.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woodcut on paper |
| Brief description | 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse' or 'Opening of the Four Seals', woodcut by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528); number five of sixteen illustrations to the 1498 edition of the 'Apocalypse of Saint John': Nuremberg, ca. 1498. |
| Physical description | Woodcut featuring the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse attacking a group of people. Their weapons are a trident, a bow and arrow, a sword and a sling. Above is an angel in a cloudy sky. Bolts shoot from the sky from top left. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | AD (monogram bottom centre) |
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| Accession number | 25100:2 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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