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Death on horseback
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Death on horseback

Odilon Redon · 1899 · lithography; chine collé

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Illustration of the biblical verse Revelation 6:8 'and he who sat on it, his name was Death'. Death, one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, as a skeleton riding a horse. In his hands a long sword. Third print from a series of twelve, made for an album.

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Credit lineDe Dood te paard. 1899. Odilon Redon. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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