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John Martin

John Martin

British, 1789–1854
PaintingRomanticism
Representation
None documented
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Institutional Exhibitions
51
Works in Collection
80
Assets Indexed
2
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0
Publications Referenced
80%
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  • • Romanticism
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Why this artist matters now

John Martin was a British painter whose dramatically lit apocalyptic and biblical scenes established him as a master of catastrophic landscape during the 19th century. Working primarily in oils and watercolor, his compositions featured vast architectural ruins, towering cliffs, and crowds of figures rendered infinitesimal against sublime natural and supernatural forces. His mezzotint prints, widely circulated and collected, brought his visionary imagery to a popular audience. Martin's theatrical use of chiaroscuro and his ambitious scale influenced both Romantic painting and later developments in history painting and landscape.

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Artworks (51)

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Images

A Man Playing a Harp with other Figures beside a Lake (1820)
Cleveland Museum of Art
Figures Seated by a Lake in a Wooded Landscape (1820)
Cleveland Museum of Art
The Valley of the Tyne, My Native Country near Henshaw (1842)
Cleveland Museum of Art
Ruins of an Ancient City (c. 1810–20)
Cleveland Museum of Art
Belshazzar's Feast, from Illustrations of the Bible (1835)
Art Institute of Chicago
Moses and the Burning Bush, from Illustrations of the Bible (1833)
Art Institute of Chicago
The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, from Illustrations of the Bible (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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