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John Martin

53 works

John Martin (1789-1854) was a painter, printmaker and engraver. Read more

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Painting of a classical city in ruins with tall columns in the foreground, an amphitheater below, and clouds over a distant p

Ruins of an Ancient City

c. 1810-20

Painting of a red-cloaked figure lying on a rocky ledge above a waterfall, beneath towering cliffs and a lightning-streaked r

Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion

1812

Dramatic apocalyptic landscape with a fiery chasm, lightning and cliffs, and small human figures fleeing in the foreground.

The Great Day of His Wrath

1851

Two armored figures on a rocky ledge gaze at a distant army under a stormy sky with lightning over mountains.

Macbeth

1820

Painting of a huge columned banquet hall with startled guests at a feast, a stormy sky with lightning, and a distant tower.

Belshazzar's Feast

1820

Robed figures raise their arms at an altar beneath a rainbow over a stormy landscape with a waterfall in the foreground.

The Covenant

c. 1843

Dark storm over a valley with a commanding figure on a cliff, a sunbeam on a walled city, and armies fighting below.

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon

1816

Dark storm clouds part to reveal sunlight over a rocky landscape, a raised-arm warrior, marching armies and a classical city.

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon

1816

Dramatic storm painting of huge waves and lightning engulfing a city with collapsing towers and a small boat.

Destruction of Tyre

1840

Painting of tall trees in a park with a pond and small walking figures under a cloudy sky.

Hyde Park

1815

Painting of a storm-darkened landscape with a shaft of light over a walled city and figures on a rocky cliff.

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still

1840

Painting of a harp-playing bard on a cliff above a gorge, with a castle, waterfall, and armored soldiers below.

The Bard

1817

Painting of a wide landscape with dark trees, a stormy cloudy sky, a distant plain, and two small figures in the foreground.

Landscape, Possibly the Isle of Wight or Richmond Hill

1815

Painting of a city consumed by fire and lightning beneath a red sky, with two robed figures watching from a rocky ledge.

The Destruction Of Sodom And Gomorrah

1852

Painting of a gravel path through Kensington Gardens lined with hedges and trees, with strolling figures under a cloudy sky.

Kensington Gardens

1815

Dark apocalyptic flood scene with a crowded boat tossed in churning waves beneath a lightning bolt and a fiery glowing sky.

The Deluge

1834

Dark landscape painting of a ruined castle on a hill above wooded slopes, with small travelers on a path under stormy clouds.

Landscape with a Castle

1815

Painting of an apocalyptic landscape with a glowing chasm, streaking stars, classical buildings and crowds of small figures.

The Last Judgement (study)

1851

Painting of a small boat battling huge waves under a stormy sky, with a hilltop city glowing in the distance.

Christ Stilleth the Tempest

1852

Dark mezzotint of a crowd on a rocky shore below cliffs and clouds, with a distant castle over a lake.

Christ feeds the five thousand in a sublime landscape. Mezzotint with engraving by J. Martin, 1835

Etching of a large elm tree in parkland, with two small figures at its base and trees receding to the left.

Elm tree (Ulmus species) in parkland with people at its base. Etching, c. 1817, after J. Martin

Watercolor of rolling moorland with a winding path, two walking figures, distant hills, and a hazy plain under a cloudy sky.

The Valley of the Tyne, My Native Country near Henshaw

1842

Sepia drawing of a wooded lake landscape with a large gnarled tree, two seated figures, and a distant town under a pale sky.

Figures Seated by a Lake in a Wooded Landscape

1820

Sepia landscape of a ruined castle above a lake, with mountains behind and figures on a rocky shore in the foreground.

Landscape with a Ruined Castle

1819

Sepia drawing of a misty forest lake with a harp player and companions beside the water, a gnarled tree at right.

A Man Playing a Harp with other Figures beside a Lake

1820

Stormy sea with crashing waves, a red sun on the horizon, and robed figures on a rocky shore under a dark sky.

The Destruction of Pharaoh's Host

1836

Engraving of Christ facing a winged tempter in a dark rocky wilderness beside a twisted tree under a moonlit sky.

Christ Tempted in the Wilderness

1824

Engraving of a robed figure raising a staff on a cliff as storm waters engulf a host of figures below under dark clouds and l

Destruction of the Pharoah's Host, from Illustrations of the Bible

1833

Dark engraving of a colonnaded city burning under a stormy sky, with crowds of robed figures fleeing in the foreground.

Fall of Nineveh, from Illustrations of the Bible

1835

Moonlit night landscape engraving with tents, rocky cliffs, distant mountains and small figures near a draped tent.

David Spareth Saul at Hachilah, from Illustrations of the Bible

1835

Engraving of Adam and Eve in a lush valley with a waterfall and distant mountains, by John Martin, 1831.

The Fall of Man, from Illustrations of the Bible

1831

Dark mezzotint of a luminous figure amid swirling clouds over a stormy sea and rocky cliffs, with moon and stars.

The Creation, from Illustrations of the Bible

1831

John Martin (1789-1854) was a painter, printmaker and engraver. John Martin was born in Haydon Bridge and died in Douglas. The work of John Martin is associated with Romanticism. Browse 53 works by John Martin from 16 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata