The Great Day of His Wrath

The Great Day of His Wrath
ArtistJohn Martin
Year1851–1853
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions197 cm × 303 cm (78 in × 119 in)
LocationTate Britain, London

The End of the World, commonly known as The Great Day of His Wrath,[1] is an 1851–1853 oil painting on canvas by the English painter John Martin.[2] Leopold Martin, John Martin's son, said that his father found the inspiration for this painting on a night journey through the Black Country. This has led some scholars to hold that the rapid industrialisation of England in the early nineteenth century influenced Martin.[3][4]

Some authors have used the painting as the front cover for their books; examples include Mass of the Apocalypse[5] and Studies in the Book of Revelation.[6]

The painting is one of three works that together form a triptych entitled The Last Judgement.

  1. ^ Michael Wheeler, Heaven, Hell, and the Victorians, Cambridge University Press, 1994, p.83
  2. ^ Martin, John – Biography
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Carey1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  5. ^ Peter Dickinson, Mass of the Apocalypse, Novello, London, 1989
  6. ^ Steve Moyise, Studies in the Book of Revelation, Continuum International Publishing Group, 2001