Four Riders

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The Four Riders, also known as the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, are symbolic figures representing conquest, war, famine, and death. They appear in Dürer's Apocalypse series as part of the apocalyptic visions. In the woodcuts, they are portrayed as riders on colored horses executing divine judgment.

When

First attested
1494 CE
Attested period
1505 – 1520
Historical notes
Albrecht Dürer was a German Renaissance artist active in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.

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“...the most striking of the series are: the 'Four Riders', the 'Angels of the Euphrates', and the 'Battle of the Angels with the Dragon'.”

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