The Destroying Angel
1836
John Martin was the absolute master of the apocalyptic spectacle, and this dramatic 1836 print shows exactly why. The scene depicts the biblical Tenth Plague of Egypt, where a colossal, ghostly angel descends from stormy, streaked skies, pulling strings of destruction over a city filled with pyramids and grand temples. Below, tiny figures huddle in despair along the riverbank, completely overwhelmed by the divine wrath raining down upon them. Martin loved placing tiny humans against massive, terrifying landscapes, making viewers feel the sheer, awe-inspiring scale of biblical catastrophe.
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