What is John Martin (painter)?
{{Infobox artist | name = John Martin | image = John Martin by Henry Warren.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Portrait of John Martin by [[Henry Warren (artist)|Henry Warren]], 1839 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1789|07|19|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Haydon Bridge]], [[Northumberland]], England | death_date = {{Death date and age|1854|02|17|1789|07|19|df=y}} | death_place = [[Isle of Man]] | spouse = Susan | field = Painting, [[engraving]], [[illustration]] | movement = [[Romanticism|Romantic]] }} [[File: John Martin - Sodom and Gomorrah.jpg|thumb|The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah by John Martin]] '''John Martin''' (19 July 1789 – 17 February 1854) was an English romantic painter.<ref>[http://artuk.org/discover/artworks/search/actor:martin-john-17891854/page/2 John Martin 1789–1854.]</ref> == Biography == John Martin was born in Haydon Bridge, [[Northumberland]], on 19 July 1789.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.artmagick.com/pictures/artist.aspx?artist=john-martin |title=John Martin, Biography and image gallery. |access-date=2016-10-06 |archive-date=2016-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130042444/http://www.artmagick.com/pictures/artist.aspx?artist=john-martin |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was best known as an author of historical paintings. They were mostly inspirated by the [[Bible]] and poetical works. Martin's works were usually [[landscape]]s with little drawings of people. He was a friend of the poet [[Edwin Atherstone]]. They both liked to paint scenes of mass destruction. After the [[Belgians|Belgian]] government bought ''The Fall of Ninevah'', the Belgian Academy made Martin a member. He also was made a Knight of the [[Order of Leopold (Belgium)|Order of Leopold]] by the king of [[Belgium]].<ref>[http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/john-martin-371 John Martin 1789-1854 at Tate.]</ref> John Martin died in Douglas, Isle of Man on 17 February 1854. == Works == [[File: Martin, John - Christ Stilleth the Tempest - 185