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John Martin (19 July 1789 – 17 February 1854) 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.
John Martin (19 July 1789 – 17 February 1854) was an English Romantic painter, engraver and illustrator. He was celebrated for his typically vast and melodramatic paintings of religious subjects and fantastic compositions, populated with minute figures placed in imposing landscapes.
- British
- July 19, 1789
- Haydon Bridge, England, United Kingdom
- February 17, 1854
John Martin (19 July 1789 – 17 February 1854) 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.
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John Martin was an English Romantic painter, engraver and illustrator. He was celebrated for his typically vast and melodramatic paintings of religious subjects and fantastic...
Given his bold and eccentric styles and departure from contemporary art norms, John Martin (1789-1854) was commonly at odds with art academics. [1] However, today, Martin is regarded as a main player in England’s Romantic movement, which focused on portraying the human relationship within the natural world.
John Martin was eminently sane and in the 1830s almost bankrupted himself with extremely ambitious but entirely practical plans for improving the water supply and sewage system of London. His schemes did not come to fruition, but they reveal a heroic desire to put the architectural visions of his paintings into a concrete form.
John Martin (1789-1854) was a Romantic artist who created dramatic and imaginative paintings of biblical, historical and literary themes. See his artworks, biography and blog post on the National Galleries of Scotland website.
