The artwork, titled “Four Horsemen of Apocalypse,” was created by the artist Viktor Vasnetsov in the year 1887. It belongs to the art movements of Romanticism and Symbolism and is categorized as a religious painting.
In the artwork, four formidable horsemen are depicted riding through tumultuous skies, each on a distinct horse embodying the biblical prophecy’s harbingers of doom. From left to right, the horsemen represent Death, Famine, War, and Conquest or Pestilence, riding pale, black, red, and white horses, respectively. These figures traverse an apocalyptic landscape, spreading terror and calamity, while beneath them, chaos unravels with human figures shown in despair and ruin. The dramatic and dynamic composition, intense colors, and expressive gestures effectively convey the ominous and symbolic nature of the scene, reflecting the themes of divine retribution and the ultimate judgment as portrayed in Christian eschatology.
