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The Four Apocalyptic Horsemen
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The Four Apocalyptic Horsemen

Adriaen Collaert · 1585 · engraving; paper

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

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The opening of the first four seals: the four apocalyptic riders, 'Victory', 'War', 'Famine' and 'Death' trample humanity. Above them an angel, with a crown. In the margin a four-line inscription in Latin. Fourth print from a series of twenty-four with the Revelation of John on Patmos.

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Credit lineDe vier apocalyptische ruiters. 1585. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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