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The Opening of the Third Seal: The Third Horseman; Dyson Perrins Apocalypse, about 1255-1260. Creator: Unknown.

The Opening of the Third Seal: The Third Horseman; Dyson Perrins Apocalypse, about 1255-1260. Creator: Unknown.

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The Opening of the Third Seal: The Third Horseman; Dyson Perrins Apocalypse, about 1255-1260. Additional Info: Quote Text: And when [the lamb] had opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying "Come, and see." And behold a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales. (Apocalypse 6:5). The third living creature, bearing the face of an ox, gently leads Saint John with his cloven hoof. The third horseman holds scales used for weighing food and wine, referring to his association with famine.

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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. St John the Evangelist: : Saint, apostle, author
Medium
  1. Tempera colours, gold leaf, coloured washes, pen and ink
Picture Type
  1. Folio
  2. Manuscript
  3. Recto
Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Christianity

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Illuminated Manuscripts

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4505x6671
File Size : 88,046kb

Aliases

  1. 83.MC.72.7
  1. Ms. Ludwig III 1 (83.MC.72), fol. 7
  1. 1200006333
  1. 3-042-636
  1. 3042636
  1. 83.MC.72.7

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