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John Martin

53 works

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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