The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

published 1630

Christoph Murer

Associated Names
Christoph Murer

Artist, Swiss, 1558 - 1614

This is a drawing of a robed figure writing in a book while an ethereal figure appears in the clouds above. The drawing depicts a seated figure with large feathered wings, dressed in flowing robes, holding a quill to a book or scroll resting on a rock. The scene is set amidst a dramatic landscape, with a mountainous background and a body of water behind the figure. To the left, the landscape features trees and shrubs, while to the right of the figure, there appears to be a mythical creature with wings. In the sky above, a smaller figure surrounded by radiant light is visible. The use of line work and shading is intricate.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collection)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 10.7 x 14.7 cm (4 3/16 x 5 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.35.26

  • 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

Inscriptions

lower right in plate Stimmer-Murer monogram: STM (Nagler Mon. V, 324)

Wikidata ID

Q74065694

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