The Last Judgement (Martin paintings)
The Last Judgement is a triptych of oil paintings by the British artist John Martin, created in 1851–1853. The work comprises three separate paintings on a theme of the end of the world, inspired by the Book of Revelation. The paintings, The Plains of Heaven, The Last Judgement, and The Great Day of His Wrath, are generally considered to be among Martin's most important works, and have been described by some art critics as his masterpiece.
Image: John Martin The Plains of Heaven Google Art Project
Image: John Martin The Last Judgement Google Art Project
Image: John Martin The Great Day of His Wrath Google Art Project
John Martin was an English painter, engraver, and illustrator. He was celebrated for his typically vast and dramatic paintings of religious subjects and fantastic compositions, populated with minute figures placed in imposing landscapes. Martin's paintings, and the prints made from them, enjoyed great success with the general public, with Thomas Lawrence referring to him as "the most popular painter of his day". He was also lambasted by John Ruskin and other critics.
Martin by Henry Warren, 1839
Ruins of an Ancient City (1810). Oil on paper, mounted on canvas, 95.6 x 118.6 cm. Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio
Arcadian Landscape (1810-14). Oil on canvas. Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion (1812). Oil on canvas, 76.2 × 63.5 cm. Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri