Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
A woodcut depicting the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: the first, a conquerer with a crown and bow, the second, with a sword, tasked with taking peace from the earth, the third holding scales, and the fourth, Death itself. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
Lotter, Melchior, approximately 1490-
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
German
Bible. Revelations
Visions in the Bible
Death
Angels
Monsters
Sixteenth century
Revelations 6
Still image
woodcuts (prints)
Folio
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