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Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon

Creator Name

John Martin

Cultural Context

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Date

1816, 1801 to 1825

Work details

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Title

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon

Creator

John Martin, British, 1789 - 1854, painter

Worktype

Painting

Cultural Context

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Material

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 150 x 231 cm (59 1/16 x 90 15/16 in.)

Technique

painted surface

Language

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Date

1816, 1801 to 1825

Provenance

Paul Mellon Fund; Source: Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd.; Donor: Paul Mellon Fund

Style Period

Romantic

Rights

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CC0

Inscription

lower right: J. Martin

Location

British

Subjects

Gibeon; Old Testament; religious; Joshua

Topic

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John Martin, Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon, 1816, 1801 to 1825, National Gallery of Art. CC0.

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