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English painter, engraver and illustrator (1789–1854)
Also known as: J. Martin, John I. Martin, John Martin I, Jonathan Martin, Martin, Джон Мартин
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John Milton1608–1674ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetParadise Lost offers the same vast, cosmic visions of heaven, hell and divine catastrophe that define Martin's mezzotint illustrations of it. (AI reason)
Lord Byron1788–1824ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetManfred and the poem 'Darkness' share Martin's Romantic sublime of alpine solitude and world-ending gloom. (AI reason)
Mary Shelley1797–1851ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetThe Last Man presents an apocalyptic, end-of-humanity vision akin to Martin's Last Judgement imagery. (AI reason)
Edmund Burke1729–1797ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetHis treatise on the sublime theorises the terror, vastness and obscurity central to Martin's spectacular scenes. (AI reason)
William Blake1757–1827ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetHis illuminated prophetic books combine visionary biblical apocalypse with striking visual imagination. (AI reason)
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Percy Bysshe Shelley1792–1822ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetHis poetry of ruined empires and cosmic forces, as in 'Ozymandias', echoes Martin's fallen ancient cities. (AI reason)
William Beckford1760–1844ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetVathek delivers an opulent oriental-Gothic tale of hubris and infernal doom resembling the mood of Belshazzar's Feast. (AI reason)
Thomas De Quincey1785–1859ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetHis opium-dream prose conjures immense architectural and apocalyptic visions comparable to Martin's canvases. (AI reason)
Edward Bulwer-Lytton1803–1873ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetThe Last Days of Pompeii dramatises the destruction of an ancient city with the catastrophic spectacle of Martin's paintings. (AI reason)
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- An exhibition of paintings and drawings by John Martin, 1789-1854, from public and private collections in Great Britain (1953)
- Outline of a comprehensive plan for diverting the sewage of London and Westminster from the Thames and applying it to agricultural purposes, for improving the navigation of the river, and for establishing a supply of pure water to the metropolis
- Thames and metropolis improvement plan
- Illustrations of the Bible