John martin

A 19th century CE painting by John Martin depicting the great storm which was the seventh plague of Egypt in the Moses story. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

c. 1851-1853. Oil on canvas. 197 x 303 cms | 77 ½ x 119 ¼ ins. Tate Gallery, United Kingdom

Belshazzar's Feast - John Martin

Art History Gallery on Instagram: "John Martin (1789–1854): The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum, circa 1821, oil on canvas, 161 x 253 cm, Tate Britain, London . . John Martin’s large, vividly coloured and detailed oil painting imagines the extent of the disaster that famously beset the sister cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum when the volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted on 24 August AD 79. Taking as its vantage point the shores of the town of Stabiae, on the opposite side of the Bay of…

The Ten Plagues form a significant part of the story of the Exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt as related in the Torah. Over the centuries, volumes of commentary have been written on this topic

Assuaging of the Waters is a painting by John Martin which was uploaded on January 26th, 2011. The painting may be purchased as wall art, home decor, apparel, phone cases, greeting cards, and more. All products are produced on-demand and shipped worldwide within 2 - 3 business days.

(From John Martin, via Wikimedia Commons, used w/o permission.) I care about God's mercy because I'm a sinner, which doesn't mean what you may think. First, a quick review of what I don't believe is true. (March 15, 2015) I'm not "some loathsome insect," and neither are you: "...every unconverted Man properly belongs to Hell...." "...The God that holds you over the Pit of Hell, much as one holds a Spider, or some loathsome Insect, over the Fire, abhors you...." "...you will be wholly lost…

The artist John Martin (1789–1854) from the North of England is gradually making a comeback and rightly so Many of his works are religious in nature. But he was a deist, a Romantic and radical reformer But it is the works dealing with the Apocalypse and other great and architectonic themes which are causing his reputation to rise again Many see in his works the fantastic element in modern sci-fi illustrative works and in computer games graphics One of his early works was a commission to do…