Death on a pale horse

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Although possibly incomplete, the subject can be identified as Death, the last of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse who announce the Day of Judgement (Book of Revelation). The ch oice may have been in response to the death of Turner's father in 1829, suggested by the unusual treatment which is both tender and menacing. Death appears, not as a triumphant, upright figure astride his horse, but as a phantom emerging from a turbulent mist his skeletal form, arms outstretched, and draped submissively over the horse's pale back. Such disturbing visions were considered to embody the very concept of the Sublime. Title Death on a pale horse Creator Joseph Mallord William Turner Creator Death Place London, United Kingdom Creator Birth Place London, United Kingdom Date Created Around 1825 Provenance Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856 Physical Dimensions w756 x h597 mm Original Title Death on a pale horse Type Painting Medium Oil on canvas Show more