The ancient painting shows the white rider on a pale horse.
white rider
idiomConquest or Pestilence, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Origin
disputed originA reference to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, as the rider of a white horse is Conquest/Pestilence.
Many scholars interpret the white rider as a symbol of conquest appearing before the end of the world.
In the final book of the Bible, the white rider emerges from the opened seal, carrying a bow and wearing a crown of victory.
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black rider
Famine, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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pale rider
Death, the Grim Reaper or angel of death; and one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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red rider
War, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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wash a blackamoor white
To labour in vain, especially so as to present something as better than it really is; to whitewash.
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white bread
Bread made from white flour.
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white coat hypertension
Elevated blood pressure measured by a medical practitioner and deemed to result from the patient's emotional response to the medical environment.
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white hat
A good person; a hero.
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white lie
A deliberately untrue statement which is intended to produce a favorable result; especially, one which is judged to be better than an overhonest alternative, as for example to remain polite in a superficial social exchange, or to choose one's battles.