John Martin (painter)
John Martin (19 July 1789 – 17 February 1854) was an English romantic painter.[1]
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| Portrait of John Martin by Henry Warren, 1839 | |
| Born | 19 July 1789 Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England |
| Died | 17 February 1854 (aged 64) Isle of Man |
| Field | Painting, engraving, illustration |
| Movement | Romantic |
Biography
John Martin was born in Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, on 19 July 1789.[2] He was best known as an author of historical paintings. They were mostly inspirated by the Bible and poetical works. Martin's works were usually landscapes with little drawings of people. He was a friend of the poet Edwin Atherstone. They both liked to paint scenes of mass destruction.
After the Belgian government bought The Fall of Ninevah, the Belgian Academy made Martin a member. He also was made a Knight of the Order of Leopold by the king of Belgium.[3]
John Martin died in Douglas, Isle of Man on 17 February 1854.
Works
(A selection)
- Christ Stilleth the Tempest
- The Calvary
- Belshazzar's Feast (1821)
- The Destruction of Herculanum and Poempeii (1822)
- The Deluge (1826)
- The Fall of Nineveh (1829)
- The Fallen Angels Entering Pandemonium (1841)
- The Last Man (1849)
- The Great Day of His Wrath (1851-1853)
- The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (1852)
- The Last Judgement (1853)
John Martin (painter) Media
Belshazzar's Feast (1820). Oil on canvas, 90.2 x 130.2 cm. Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
View in Richmond Park (1850). Oil on paper, 50.8 x 91.5 cm. The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Twilight in the Woodlands (1850). Oil on canvas, dimensions unknown. The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
John Martin on his Death-Bed (1854). Black chalk, 58.5 x 45.5 cm, by his son Charles Martin (1820-1906). Laning Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
Ruins of an Ancient City (1810). Oil on paper, mounted on canvas, 95.6 x 118.6 cm. Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio
Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion (1812). Oil on canvas, 76.2 × 63.5 cm. Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri
Moonlight, Chepstow Castle (1815). Watercolour with gum arabic. Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon (1816). Oil on canvas, 150 x 231 cm. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
The Bard (c. 1817). Oil on canvas, 127 x 101.6 cm. Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut
Macbeth (1820). Oil on canvas, 86 x 65.1 cm. Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
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References
- ↑ John Martin 1789–1854.
- ↑ "John Martin, Biography and image gallery". Archived from the original on 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ↑ John Martin 1789-1854 at Tate.
Bibliography
- William Feaver, The Art of John Martin, Oxford 1975.