The end of the world

The End of the World, commonly known as The Great Day of His Wrath, is an 1851–1853 oil painting on canvas by the English painter John Martin. Leopold Martin, John Martin's son, said that his father found the inspiration for this painting on a night journey through the Black Country. This has led some scholars to hold that the rapid industrialisation of England in the early nineteenth century influenced Martin. Some authors have used the painting as the front cover for their books; examples include Mass of the Apocalypse and Studies in the Book of Revelation. The painting is one of three works that together form a triptych entitled The Last Judgement. Description