Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (painting)

{{short description|1887 painting by Viktor Vasnetsov}}

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Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ({{langx|ru|"Воины Апокалипсиса"}}) is an 1887 painting by Russian artist Viktor Vasnetsov.

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 {{convert|72|x|136|cm}} and is held by the {{ill|Glinka State Central Museum of Musical Culture|ru|Всероссийское музейное объединение музыкальной культуры имени М. И. Глинки}} in Moscow.{{cite web |title=Картина. Воины апокалипсиса (Warriors of the Apocalypse) |url=http://goskatalog.ru/portal/#/collections?id=6150119 |website=goskatalog.ru |language=ru |access-date=2018-09-22 |archive-date=2017-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225035833/http://goskatalog.ru/portal/#/collections?id=6150119 |url-status=dead }} A study is held by the {{ill|State Museum of the History of Religion|ru|Государственный музей истории религии}} in St Petersburg.{{Cite web|url=http://goskatalog.ru/portal/#/collections?id=1261139|title=Государственный каталог Музейного фонда Российской Федерации|access-date=2018-09-22|archive-date=2017-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225035833/http://goskatalog.ru/portal/#/collections?id=1261139|url-status=dead}}

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