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The four apocalyptic riders / Souls receiving white robes / Burning stars fall to earth / Worship by the hundred and forty-four thousand
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The four apocalyptic riders / Souls receiving white robes / Burning stars fall to earth / Worship by the hundred and forty-four thousand

anonymous · 1643 · engraving; paper

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

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Four numbered depictions. Top left: The opening of the first four seals: the four apocalyptic riders, 'Victory', 'War', 'Famine', and 'Death' trample humanity. Above them an angel. Below the depiction, a reference to the Bible text in Rev. 6:2. Top right: The opening of the fifth seal: at an altar stand the souls, all receiving white robes. Below the depiction, a reference to the Bible text in Rev. 6:9. Bottom left: The opening of the sixth seal: burning stars fall to earth after an earthquake. Below the depiction, a reference to the Bible text in Rev. 6:12. Bottom right: An angel places the seal of God on the forehead of a member of a tribe of Israel. Above in the clouds, an angel with a cross. At the very top, God and the Lamb on the throne, worshipped by the people around. Below the depiction, a reference to the Bible text in Rev. 7:1. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDe vier apocalyptische ruiters / Zielen ontvangen witte kleren / Brandende sterren vallen op aarde/ Aanbidding door de honderd vierenveertigduizend. 1643. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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