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The Opening of the Third Seal: The Third Horseman
Unknownabout 1255–1260
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
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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Details
- Title: The Opening of the Third Seal: The Third Horseman
- 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.72.7
- Culture: English
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. Ludwig III 1, fol. 7
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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