The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

published 1630

Christoph Murer

Associated Names
Christoph Murer

Artist, Swiss, 1558 - 1614

This is a drawing of a battle scene with angelic figures. The image shows several armored angelic beings engaging in combat. Some are wielding swords and shields, while one is subduing another figure. Above them, an angel holds a trumpet surrounded by clouds. On the right side, a crowned figure watches over the scene from a raised platform. The drawing is full of movement and energy, with swirling clouds and muscular figures. The linework and shading emphasize tension and dramatic action.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collection)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 10.7 x 14.8 cm (4 3/16 x 5 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.35.24

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 81

  • Series Title

    Sacra Biblia

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q74065686

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