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DÜRER, Albrecht: The Revelation of St John: 4. The Four Riders of the Apocalypse

🖼 The Revelation of St John: 4. The Four Riders of the Apocalypse, 1497-98
Woodcut
399 × 286 cm
Berlin, Germany

Chaotic violence erupts across dense woodcut composition as four horsemen charge diagonally through trampled crowds, their mounts and weapons rendered with precise, jagged lines. Dürer's apocalyptic vision became the defining visual interpretation of Revelation for centuries, influencing religious imagery across Protestant Europe through mass-produced prints.

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