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Adam listening to the voice of God the Almighty
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Adam listening to the voice of God the Almighty
- Object:
Oil painting
- Place of origin:
Great Britain (painted)
- Date:
ca. 1823-ca. 1827 (painted)
- Artist/Maker:
Martin, John (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Oil on canvas
- Museum number:
P.3-1969
- Gallery location:
In Storage
John Martin, a Romantic painter known for his vast biblical and literary scenes of destruction, was commissioned in 1823 to execute 24 mezzotint illustrations for a new edition of Milton's Paradise Lost. Given his strong attraction to the narrative of the Fall of Man, the publisher Septimus Prowett must have considered him a natural choice for the project. Martin had never produced mezzotints before (although he would become reknowned for his work in this medium), and his roots as a painter are apparent in his decision to make a preparatory oil sketch for each print, of which this painting is one. The set of oil sketches was rediscovered by the collector and dealer Robert Frank in 1951.