Artist:Albrecht Durer
Artwork: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Description: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a pen and brown ink drawing by the German artistAlbrecht Durer, created in 1498. The drawing is a preparatory study for a woodcut of the same subject that Durer produced in the same year. The work depicts the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, as described in the Book of Revelation. The horsemen are depicted as skeletal figures, each riding a different horse and carrying a different weapon. The first horseman, on a white horse, carries a bow and arrow; the second horseman, on a red horse, carries a sword; the third horseman, on a black horse, carries a balance scale; and the fourth horseman, on a pale horse, carries a scythe. The drawing is a powerful and evocative work of art that captures the terror and destruction of the Apocalypse.
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