COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1981.13
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Martin, John
Creator Nationality:
European; British
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1789 - 1854
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
John Martin
Title:
Ruins of an Ancient City
Title Type:
Primary
Title:
A Ruined City in a Classical Landscape
Title Type:
Former
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1920
Creation Start Date:
1920
Creation End Date:
1920
Materials and Techniques:
oil on paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions:
Unframed: 95.6cm x 118.6cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1981.13
Credit Line:
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Inscriptions:
signed lower right: J. Martin
Context:
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.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1981.13.tif
