Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (painting)

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Russian: "Воины Апокалипсиса") is an 1887 painting by Russian artist Viktor Vasnetsov.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are depicted in the painting. Depicted from right to left are Conquest, War, Famine, and Death.
Study

The painting depicts the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse described in the Book of Revelation. The Lamb of God is visible at the top.

It measures 72 by 136 centimetres (28 in × 54 in) and is held by the Glinka State Central Museum of Musical Culture in Moscow.[1] A study is held by the State Museum of the History of Religion in St Petersburg.[2]

References
  1. "Картина. Воины апокалипсиса (Warriors of the Apocalypse)". goskatalog.ru (in Russian).
  2. http://goskatalog.ru/portal/#/collections?id=1261139


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