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The Opening of the Second Seal: The Second Horseman; Initial E: Two Animals
Unknownabout 1255–1260
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
The second living creature, with a face like a lion, leads Saint John to where he can see the second horseman, representing civil strife: "And there went out another horse that was red: and to him who sat on it was given a large sword in order that he might take peace from the earth and that they might kill one another. (Apocalypse 6:4)
The red-faced horseman turns to confront the viewer directly, menacingly holding a drawn sword.
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Details
- Title: The Opening of the Second Seal: The Second Horseman; Initial E: Two Animals
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: about 1255–1260
- Location Created: London (probably), England
- Physical Dimensions: Leaf: 31.9 × 22.5 cm (12 9/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
- Type: Folio
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Tempera colors, gold leaf, colored washes, pen and ink on parchment
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 83.MC.72.6v
- Culture: English
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. Ludwig III 1, fol. 6v
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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