Detail View: The AMICA Library: A Ruined City in a Classical Landscape
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1981.13
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Martin, John
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Creator Nationality:
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European; British
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1789 - 1854
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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John Martin
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Title:
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Ruins of an Ancient City
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Title Type:
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Primary
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Title:
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A Ruined City in a Classical Landscape
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Title Type:
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Former
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1920
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Creation Start Date:
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1920
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Creation End Date:
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1920
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Materials and Techniques:
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oil on paper mounted on canvas
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Dimensions:
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Unframed: 95.6cm x 118.6cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1981.13
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Credit Line:
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Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
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Inscriptions:
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signed lower right: J. Martin
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Rights:
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Context:
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The painting depicts an imagined scene of a ruined ancient city bathed in the nostalgic glow of twilight. The artist's detailed, almost archeological, interest in these Greek or Roman buildings is characteristic of Neoclassicism, although the composition---which plunges suddenly from the foreground into a deep valley---and dramatic lighting are typical of Romantic painting.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1981.13.tif
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