| The Deluge | |
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| Artist | John Martin |
| Year | 1834 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 168.3 cm× 258.4 cm(66.3 in× 101.7 in) |
| Location | Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut |
The Deluge is an 1834 oil painting by the British artist John Martin. It depicts the flood from the Old Testament Book of Genesis with Noah's Ark almost overwhelmed by the storm. [1]
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The painting is strongly Romantic in style. [2] Martin had produced an earlier painting of the subject that he displayed at the British Institution's annual exhibition in Pall Mall. However Martin consider this more spectacular version his favourite picture. He submitted it to the Salon of 1835 at the Louvre in Paris where he was awarded a gold medal. Martin was a popular and influential figure in France and his paintings and the mezzotints based on them were well-known. [3]
The work was subsequently displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1837 at the National Gallery in London. The painting is now in the Yale Center for British Art in Connecticut as part of the Paul Mellon Collection. [4]
