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The Plains of Heaven

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This is the second picture in Martin's great triptych, known as the 'Judgement Series'. Along with the other two vast panels, 'The Last Judgement' and 'The Great Day of His Wrath' (both Tate, T01927 and N05613), it was inspired by Saint John the Divine's fantastic account of the Last Judgement given in 'Revelation', the last book of the New Testament. Martin's aim in producing this series was typically Romantic: to express the sublime, apocalyptic force of nature and the helplessness of man to combat God's will. Of the three panels, this is Martin's most serene vision. In the central panel, 'The Last Judgement', he separates good and evil by a great chasm, into which the evil are falling. On the far side are the good, assembling in 'the plains of heaven'.

Tate Britain

London

Title

The Plains of Heaven

Date

1851–3

Medium

Oil on canvas

Measurements

H 198.8 x W 306.7 cm

Accession number

T01928

Acquisition method

Bequeathed by Charlotte Frank in memory of her husband Robert Frank 1974

Work type

Painting

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