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John Martin 1789 – 1854 With John Martin we have come a long way from Caravaggio, but one may still detect in the intensely dramatic use of light and darkness the echo of his legacy. Like me, Martin came from the North East of England. His subjects are invariably apocalyptic. Babylon falls, as do Sodom and Gomorrah, and Jericho. The Last Trump sounds, and Judgement comes. I think his paintings are quite astonishing - his mezzotints even more so. At times these black and white images are genuinely creepy, and anticipate symbolism and surrealism by a full century. They would not look out of place on the early cover of Weird Tales, and in a strange way Martin even anticipates cinema. Armageddon? Michael Bay has nothing on this guy! Watch and see.

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Thanks Gabriel! I'm happy to take full credit for Richard's fabulous EC's!!

Though the works of his I love best are his tranquil, glowing moonlit landscapes.

A visit to Mount Vesuvius also influenced his work.

Joseph Wright of Derby 1734–1797 Another artist who was influenced by Caravaggio. He lived during the age of enlightenment, when science and religion waged war on each other. (The French chemist Lavoisiere was guillotined during the French revolution for example.) Wright associated with scientists and his best known works depict scientific experiments by candlelight.

After looking a those I feel strangely full. "Burp" (Must be that farmer I had for breakfast)