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Title
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The White Horse of the "Revelations"
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Actual Title
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: The Rider on the Pale Horse
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Date (Painted or Exhibited)
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c. 1878
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Catalog Number
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147
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Catalog Description
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In the Book of Revelations the writer makes the four horses represent the conquering spirits sent forth by God. The white horse is the spirit of knowledge. A star is on the rider's brow, and he tramples the clouds under his feet.
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Alt-Text
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A dramatic painting of a cloaked, skeletal figure wielding a scythe and riding a pale, ghostly horse, with a snarling animal in the background and swirling, fiery clouds overhead.
