The Destruction of Sodom / John Martin
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- Accession Number
- 1962/1.117
- Title
- The Destruction of Sodom
- Artist
- John Martin
- Artist Nationality
- British
- Artist Life Dates
- 1789-1854
- Medium and Support
- sepia wash over graphite on cream wove paper, mounted on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1833
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- United Kingdom (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United Kingdom (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Estate of Marion Lehr Simpson
- Inscription
- Signed and dated, l.r.: J.M.1833
- Dimensions
- 8.57 cm x 13.65 cm (3 3/8 in. x 5 3/8 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Primary Object Type
- landscape
- Physical Description
- This is a brown ink and wash drawing on a light background that depicts an expansive landscape with three figures in a row in the center area. The foreground shows a rocky, mountainous area with the figures standing on a ledge and square-shaped buildings, or walls, on a rise to the right. One figure is an old man with long white hair and a beard, who is wearing a draped robe and holding a staff. A woman is walking behind him on the path and balancing a vessel on her head. Another woman, behind her, has her arms at her side and looks downward. In the middle and far section of the drawing there is a walled city being destroyed with violent flooding of the city gates and eathquake-like destruction of the buildings. Far down the path a lone woman raises her hands in a gesture of distress. There are turbulent cloud formations in the sky.
- Subject Matter
- This drawing depicts the story of Lot and his daughters fleeing the city of Sodom, as told in the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament of the Bible. The UMMA drawing was one of 72 sepia drawings that Martin contributed that were made into wood engravings and included in "Illustrations of the Bible", 1831-1835.
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- buildings and the land
- containers
- containers by form
- deciduous trees
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
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- objects we use
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- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- the natural world
- trees
- trees by leaf life
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 991 x 619
- File Size
- 82 KB
- Record
- 1962/1.117
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"The Destruction of Sodom; John Martin." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1962-sl-1.117/1962_1.117.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.
