{"product_id":"four-horsemen-by-cathy-leahy-9780724103577","title":"Four Horsemen","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEurope experienced great turmoil between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries. Bitter religious conflicts, war and other disasters such as plague and famine generated deep anxieties and were increasingly read as divine punishments or warnings that the Last Days were imminent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArtists gave expression to these fears in a range of extraordinary images that are analysed in depth in this publication. Illustrations of the Apocalypse, as well as images of skeletons personifying Death, and of physically deformed creatures, extreme natural phenomena and diabolical witches were all manifestations of the sense of impending social and religious crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLavishly illustrated with works by artists including Albrecht Dürer, Jacques de Gheyn II and Stefano della Bella, \u003cem\u003eFour Horsemen: Apocalypse, Death and Disaster\u003c\/em\u003e provides a fascinating insight into the art, culture and turbulent times in later medieval, Renaissance and early modern Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430738804972,"sku":"9780724103577","price":59.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780724103577.jpg?v=1774558662","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/four-horsemen-by-cathy-leahy-9780724103577","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}