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Great Day of His Wrath

1851-53
Oil on canvas, 197 x 303 cm
Tate Gallery, London

John Martin's vast visions of wrath and judgement - unsuitable for any sort of church - had immense public response. However, by the time Martin began his Great Day of His Wrath, his own rendering of the Book of Revelation, in 1851, a Roman Catholic revival had made a real impact on the arts.