COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1997.138
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CMA_.1997.138
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1999
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1999
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Drawings and Watercolors
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Drawings and Watercolors
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Martin, John
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Martin, John
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Creator Nationality:
European; British
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European; British
Creator Nationality
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Creator Role:
artist
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artist
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
1789 - 1854
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1789 - 1854
Creator Dates/Places
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Gender:
M
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M
Gender
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Creator Name-CRT:
John Martin
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John Martin
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Title:
The Valley of the Tyne, My Native Country, from near Henshaw
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The Valley of the Tyne, My Native Country, from near Henshaw
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
1842
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1842
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1842
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1842
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1842
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1842
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
watercolor and gouache with gum arabic, over graphite
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watercolor and gouache with gum arabic, over graphite
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Dimensions:
Sheet: 26.6cm x 67.5cm
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Sheet: 26.6cm x 67.5cm
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1997.138
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1997.138
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
Credit Line
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Inscriptions:
signed, lower right, in watercolor: J. Martin. / 1842
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signed, lower right, in watercolor: J. Martin. / 1842
Inscriptions
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
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Context:
In The Valley of the Tyne, John Martin strove to evoke the beauty and desolation of his native land. The sweeping strip of the yellow-green road with its running couple suggest the oncoming storm and the movement of the wind on the moors. The small cross and tiny sheep in the distance enhance the feeling of the vastness and force of nature. We also wonder at the story behind the running figures---something that is left to our imagination. Although frightening, the landscape is not pessimistic; the flowers and greenery give color and suggest the regenerative powers of nature.John Martin was one of the most imaginative painters of the 19th century. He specialized in intensely melodramatic scenes depicting cataclysmic events, often from the Bible of the poems of John Milton. Famous during his lifetime, his pictures influenced the American painters Thomas Cole and Washington Allston. Later, Hollywood director Cecil B. DeMille would reproduce Martin's visions in his biblical films.
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In The Valley of the Tyne, John Martin strove to evoke the beauty and desolation of his native land. The sweeping strip of the yellow-green road with its running couple suggest the oncoming storm and the movement of the wind on the moors. The small cross and tiny sheep in the distance enhance the feeling of the vastness and force of nature. We also wonder at the story behind the running figures---something that is left to our imagination. Although frightening, the landscape is not pessimistic; the flowers and greenery give color and suggest the regenerative powers of nature.John Martin was one of the most imaginative painters of the 19th century. He specialized in intensely melodramatic scenes depicting cataclysmic events, often from the Bible of the poems of John Milton. Famous during his lifetime, his pictures influenced the American painters Thomas Cole and Washington Allston. Later, Hollywood director Cecil B. DeMille would reproduce Martin's visions in his biblical films.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1997.138.tif
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CMA_.1997.138.tif
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