Saint John Sees the Four Horsemen

1546/1556

Jean Duvet

Associated Names
Jean Duvet

Artist, French, 1485 - c. 1570

This is a drawing depicting a chaotic and conflict-filled scene. The image shows figures and horses in intense movement and dynamic composition. A crowned figure on a horse holding a weapon dominates the upper section, surrounded by other figures and horses entangled in struggle. The background includes clouds and a heavenly figure at the top. Balance, detail, depth, and complexity are present in the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet ([irreg.] trimmed within plate mark): 30.4 × 22 cm (11 15/16 × 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1954.12.246

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Eisler 1979, no. 42, State only

  • Series Title

    Plate 4 from the Apocalypse

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William H. Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1954; gift to NGA, 1954.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1973

  • The Apocalypse, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College Park, 1973, no. 26.

Bibliography

1979

  • Eisler, Colin. The Master of the Unicorn: The Life and Work of Jean Duvet. New York: Abaris Books,1979.

Inscriptions

"IOHA / NNES / DV / VET / FAC" recto, on plate, on double-tablet at upper right. "HISTORIA / CAPIT 6 / APOCAL" recto, on plate, on plaque at left. "o" recto, lower left margin, black ink, unknown hand. "o" recto, lower center margin, black ink, unknown hand. "6" verso, center, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q65359672

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