{"product_id":"death-on-the-pale-horse-gustave-dore","title":"Death on the Pale Horse – Gustave Doré","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe fourth horseman rides out of the night\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pale horse bursts through a sea of clouds, its mane streaming in the wind. On its back, wrapped in a hooded shroud, Death stares ahead with empty eyes, a long scythe hanging at its side. Behind, a howling swarm of winged demons and beasts pours out of the darkness. Engraved in 1866 for Gustave Doré's illustrated Bible, \u003cem\u003eDeath on the Pale Horse\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most striking images ever made of the Apocalypse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\"And his name that sat on him was Death\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scene illustrates the Book of Revelation (6:8), when the fourth seal is opened: \"And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.\" Where earlier artists such as Albrecht Dürer showed the four horsemen charging together, Doré isolates the last and most terrifying of them. And he makes a bold choice: his Death is not a skeleton but a gaunt, almost human figure, which makes it even more unsettling. The infernal procession behind him is Hell itself, following in his wake, with serpents coiling around the horse's chest and legs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Bible that made Doré world-famous\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in Tours in 1866, \u003cem\u003eLa Grande Bible de Tours\u003c\/em\u003e contained more than two hundred full-page engravings by Doré, then aged just 34. It was an immediate triumph, reprinted and translated across Europe and America, and its images shaped the way generations imagined the biblical stories. As with his illustrations for Dante's \u003cem\u003eInferno\u003c\/em\u003e, Doré drew his compositions directly onto the wood block, and master engravers turned them into prints. This plate was cut by Héliodore Pisan, one of his most gifted collaborators, whose name appears in the lower right corner beside Doré's signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it works so well on a wall\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePure black and white, dense with thousands of fine lines, this engraving has the graphic power of a film poster. It brings instant drama to a dark, moody or gothic interior, a library, a study or a home cinema, and looks just as striking on a pale wall where its deep blacks stand out. Choose a thin black frame for a sleek, contemporary look, or an aged gold frame to echo the 19th-century book it comes from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gustave Doré (1832–1883)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEngraver:\u003c\/strong\u003e Héliodore Pisan (1822–1890)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1866\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wood engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished in:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eLa Grande Bible de Tours\u003c\/em\u003e (the Doré Bible)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Book of Revelation 6:8, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- Lien interne à adapter --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallango","offers":[{"title":"A4","offer_id":54819393470787,"sku":"P7037S","price":43.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x18 inches","offer_id":54819393503555,"sku":"P7038S","price":52.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x30 inches","offer_id":54819393536323,"sku":"P7039S","price":77.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 inches","offer_id":54819393569091,"sku":"P7040S","price":94.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"27x40 inches","offer_id":54819393601859,"sku":"P7041S","price":103.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"40x60 cm","offer_id":54819393634627,"sku":"P7042S","price":60.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50x70 cm","offer_id":54819393667395,"sku":"P7043S","price":69.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60x90 cm","offer_id":54819393700163,"sku":"P7044S","price":94.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"70x100 cm","offer_id":54819393732931,"sku":"P7045S","price":103.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3","offer_id":54819393765699,"sku":"P7046S","price":52.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":54819393798467,"sku":"P7047S","price":60.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1","offer_id":54819393831235,"sku":"P7048S","price":86.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A0","offer_id":54819393864003,"sku":"P7049S","price":120.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/3810\/2851\/files\/Death-Pale-Horse-Gustave-Dore-print.jpg?v=1789645576","url":"https:\/\/wallango.com\/en-ca\/products\/death-on-the-pale-horse-gustave-dore","provider":"Wallango ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}