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title: Famine, the Third Horseman of the Apocalypse
author: Kimon Berlin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14402/famine-the-third-horseman-of-the-apocalypse/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Famine, the Third Horseman of the Apocalypse

_Authored by Kimon Berlin_

## Image File

[![Famine, the Third Horseman of the Apocalypse](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14402.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14402.jpeg)

## Image Caption

Famine, the third Horseman of the Apocalypse as depicted on the Apocalypse Tapestry, commissioned by Louis I, the Duke of Anjou, and woven in [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/) between 1377 and 1382.

Musée de la Tapisserie, Château d'Angers, Angers

## Cite This Work

### APA
Berlin, K. (2021, July 22). Famine, the Third Horseman of the Apocalypse. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14402/famine-the-third-horseman-of-the-apocalypse/>
### Chicago
Berlin, Kimon. "Famine, the Third Horseman of the Apocalypse." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 22, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14402/famine-the-third-horseman-of-the-apocalypse/>.
### MLA
Berlin, Kimon. "Famine, the Third Horseman of the Apocalypse." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Jul 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14402/famine-the-third-horseman-of-the-apocalypse/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dieu_en_majest%C3%A9.jpg) by [**Kimon Berlin**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dieu_en_majest%C3%A9.jpg). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 22 July 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.