The end of the world

John Martin, 1851, Tate

‘The end of the world’ is a work by John Martin (United Kingdom, 1789–1854). It is dated 1851. It is part of the collection Tate. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Romanticism’.

It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 303 × 197 cm. The work belongs to the genre religious art. The things depicted include ruins and Day of Judgment.

The catalogue has 128 more works by John Martin.