Albrecht Dürer, The Four Horsemen, from The Apocalypse
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1932.313 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Albrecht Dürer

The Four Horsemen, from The Apocalypse

c. 1498

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
woodcut
Dimensions
40 × 28.8 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-196576

In 1498 Dürer published a book illustrating the Revelation of John or the Apocalypse of John, the last book of the New Testament. The images were unique in their large scale, breadth of concept, and unity of design. The first book to be both published and illustrated by the artist, it comprised a title page and 15 full-sheet woodcuts featuring text on the verso of all the sheets except the last one. Often visible through the paper, the text mars the image on the recto of the sheet. The finest impressions were most often printed without text, like this one of The Four Horsemen. Here, Dürer sug…

Provenance

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1932.313

Registry history

  • c. 1498 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints

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