Otto Schubert (1892 - 1972), The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Oil on canvas. The four horsemen Famine, War, Plague and Death in front of a backdrop of ominous clouds, below fear-stricken people feebly trying to escape. Stretcher frame, picture size 110 x 130 cm. This painting is clearly reminiscient of Albrecht Dürer, who dedicated a series of woodcuts in 1498 to the apocalypse as described in John, chapter 6, verse 1 - 8, a section of the bible dealing with the appearance of the horsemen. As a young man, Otto Schubert took part in World War I and , Artist's Copyright has not to be cleared

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Photo credit: © INTERFOTO / Fine Arts / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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