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John Martin Manfred and the Alpine Witch oil painting


Manfred and the Alpine Witch
Painting ID::  43938 		Artist: John Martin
Painting: Manfred and the Alpine Witch
Introduction: 1837 Watercolour, 388 x 558 mm
   
   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
John Martin The Bard oil painting


The Bard
Painting ID::  44039 		Artist: John Martin
Painting: The Bard
Introduction: c. 1817 Oil on canvas, 127 x 102 cm
   
   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
John Martin The Eve of the Deluge oil painting


The Eve of the Deluge
Painting ID::  44045 		Artist: John Martin
Painting: The Eve of the Deluge
Introduction: 1840 Oil on canvas, 143 x 218 cm
   
   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
John Martin The Evening of the Deluge oil painting


The Evening of the Deluge
Painting ID::  52540 		Artist: John Martin
Painting: The Evening of the Deluge
Introduction: 1828 Mezzotint and engraving, 597 x 817 mm
   
   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
John Martin The Great Day of His Wrath oil painting


The Great Day of His Wrath
Painting ID::  59758 		Artist: John Martin
Painting: The Great Day of His Wrath
Introduction: The Great Day of His Wrath, c. 1853.
   
   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
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     British 1789-1854 John Martin Gallery His first exhibited subject picture, Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion (now in the St. Louis Art Museum), was hung in the Ante-room of the Royal Academy in 1812, and sold for fifty guineas. It was followed by the Expulsion (1813), Paradise (1813), Clytie (1814), and Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon (1816). In 1821 appeared his Belshazzar's Feast, which excited much favorable and hostile comment, and was awarded a prize of £200 at the British Institution, where the Joshua had previously carried off a premium of £100. Then came the Destruction of Herculaneum (1822), the Creation (1824), the Eve of the Deluge (1841), and a series of other Biblical and imaginative subjects. The Plains of Heaven is thought to reflect his memories of the Allendale of his youth. Martin's large paintings were inspired by "contemporary dioramas or panoramas, popular entertainments in which large painted cloths were displayed, and animated by the skilful use of artificial light. Martin has often been claimed as a forerunner of the epic cinema, and there is no doubt that the pioneer director D. W. Griffith was aware of his work." In turn, the diorama makers borrowed Martin's work, to the point of plagiarism. A 2000-square-foot version of Belshazzar's Feast was mounted at a facility called the British Diorama in 1833; Martin tried, but failed, to shut down the display with a court order. Another diorama of the same picture was staged in New York City in 1835. These dioramas were tremendous successes with their audiences, but wounded Martin's reputation in the serious art world. . Related Artists to John Martin : | Agasse, Jacques-Laurent | Jozef Simmler | Levitan, Isaak | Charles Tournemine | Broederlam, Melchoir |

 

 

 
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