Satan Presiding at the Infernal Council
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Satan Presiding at the Infernal Council
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Satan Presiding at the Infernal Council is part of a series of 48 mezzotint engravings that British artist John Martin created between 1823 and 1827 to illustrate a new edition of Milton's Paradise Lost. It was described by The Guardian in 2011 as "Satan holding court in what looks like a solo performance in the Albert Hall". Popular success of John Martin's religious paintings, particularly Belshazzar's Feast, led to a commission in 1823 from London publisher Septimus Prowett for Martin to illu
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Engravings by John Martin
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satan_Presiding_at_the_Infernal_Council
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2024-02-09T13:09:13Z
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