Mary Greensted
Ashgate
Paperback
128
2005
This catalogue is the first to illustrate and discuss in detail all of the known engraved works by the Romantic British artist John Martin (1789-1854). His spectacular visionary works ranging from ?«Belshazzar?»s Feast?» and other apocalyptic subjects from the Bible, to scenes of Heaven and Hell illustrating Milton?»s great epic poem ?«Paradise Lost?», electrified the public when they were first seen. Through his prints John Martin became a household name, the word ?«Martinesque?» being coined to describe scenes of the sublime or of immense conflagration.
Ashgate
Paperback
128
2005
This catalogue is the first to illustrate and discuss in detail all of the known engraved works by the Romantic British artist John Martin (1789-1854). His spectacular visionary works ranging from ?«Belshazzar?»s Feast?» and other apocalyptic subjects from the Bible, to scenes of Heaven and Hell illustrating Milton?»s great epic poem ?«Paradise Lost?», electrified the public when they were first seen. Through his prints John Martin became a household name, the word ?«Martinesque?» being coined to describe scenes of the sublime or of immense conflagration.