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Source Description
Portrayed are War bearing a sword, Pestilence holding a quiver of arrows, Famine clutching an empty bowl, and Death with a scythe. This bronze was intended to be exhibited at the National Sculpture Society Exhibition in 1929, but because of a delay in casting, it was not entered although it is in the catalogue. It is a sketch intended for a large-scale public sculpture.Schuler, a native of Lorraine (in present-day France), was raised in Baltimore and attended the School of Art and Design at the Maryland Institute. He received the Rinehart Prize, enabling him to study in Paris. After receiving awards at the Paris Salon, Schuler returned to Baltimore, where he pursued a highly successful career as the city's leading sculptor.
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Document identity
localId
8698
label
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
8698
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
description
Portrayed are War bearing a sword, Pestilence holding a quiver of arrows, Famine clutching an empty bowl, and Death with a scythe. This bronze was intended to be exhibited at the National Sculpture Society Exhibition in 1929, but because of a delay in casting, it was not entered although it is in the catalogue. It is a sketch intended for a large-scale public sculpture.Schuler, a native of Lorraine (in present-day France), was raised in Baltimore and attended the School of Art and Design at the Maryland Institute. He received the Rinehart Prize, enabling him to study in Paris. After receiving awards at the Paris Salon, Schuler returned to Baltimore, where he pursued a highly successful career as the city's leading sculptor.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase [from the artist]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1929
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Sculpture
sculpture (visual works)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
62.3
height
118.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 24 1/2 x W: 46 9/16 in. (62.3 x 118.2 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Schuler
29
med
bronze
creator_ids
3226
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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