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Nov 3 2010
Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion, John Martin, 1813
British / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This English Romantic masterpiece was the first exhibited work of John Martin. It was displayed when he was twenty-three years old. Martin went on the enjoy immense popularity and produced many works featuring Biblical scenes. Early producers of motion picture epics were heavily influenced by Martin’s work. He died in 1854 at the age of sixty-four years. The scene is inspired by the character of Sadak in James Ridley’s Tales of the Genii of 1764. Sadak seeks the Waters of Oblivion as part of an evil quest designed by his sultan.
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