✨ New Arrivals Just Dropped!Explore
HomeStore

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still | John Martin | 1816

Product image 1
Product image 2
Product image 3
Product image 4
Product image 5
Product image 6
Product image 7
Product image 8
Product image 9
Product image 10
Product image 11

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still | John Martin | 1816

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still | John Martin | 1816

About the artwork:

"Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still" by John Martin, completed in 1816, is a stunning portrayal of the biblical narrative from the Book of Joshua. In this monumental painting, Martin captures the awe-inspiring moment when Joshua, the leader of the Israelites, commands the sun to stand still during a battle against the Amorites. The scene is rendered with epic scale and dramatic intensity, as the sun and moon appear frozen in the sky above, while armies clash below. Martin's mastery of light and shadow imbues the painting with a sense of divine intervention and supernatural power, heightening the sense of awe and wonder. Through "Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still," Martin invites viewers to contemplate themes of faith, courage, and the miraculous, while showcasing his remarkable talent for capturing the grandeur of biblical stories with cinematic flair.
Select Select Size
Select Frame Options
From $89.35

Original: $297.82

-70%
Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still | John Martin | 1816—

$297.82

$89.35

Product Information

Shipping & Returns

Description

About the artwork:

"Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still" by John Martin, completed in 1816, is a stunning portrayal of the biblical narrative from the Book of Joshua. In this monumental painting, Martin captures the awe-inspiring moment when Joshua, the leader of the Israelites, commands the sun to stand still during a battle against the Amorites. The scene is rendered with epic scale and dramatic intensity, as the sun and moon appear frozen in the sky above, while armies clash below. Martin's mastery of light and shadow imbues the painting with a sense of divine intervention and supernatural power, heightening the sense of awe and wonder. Through "Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still," Martin invites viewers to contemplate themes of faith, courage, and the miraculous, while showcasing his remarkable talent for capturing the grandeur of biblical stories with cinematic flair.

You may also like

-70%NEW
Thumbnail 1Thumbnail 2

Death on the Pale Horse | Gustave Doré | 1865

$297.82

$89.35

-70%NEW
Thumbnail 1Thumbnail 2

Destruction of Leviathan | Gustave Doré | 19th Century

$297.82

$89.35

-70%NEW
Thumbnail 1Thumbnail 2

The Injured Child | Gustave Doré | 1873

$414.21

$124.26

NEW
Thumbnail 1Thumbnail 2

Inferno | Gustave Doré | 1857

$297.82

-70%NEW
Thumbnail 1Thumbnail 2

The Deluge | Gustave Doré | 1866

$297.82

$89.35

NEW
Thumbnail 1Thumbnail 2

Aristotle tutoring Alexander the Great | Jean-Léon Gerôme | 1895

$297.82

NEW
Thumbnail 1Thumbnail 2

The Evening Angel | Alexandre Cabanel | 1847

$297.82

-70%NEW
Thumbnail 1Thumbnail 2

The Fall of Babylon | John Martin | 1830

$297.82

$89.35

-70%NEW
Thumbnail 1Thumbnail 2

Alexander the Great and Physician Phillip of Arcarnania | Henryk Siemiradzki | 1870

$414.21

$124.26

-70%NEW
Thumbnail 1Thumbnail 2

Monks Walk to the Mountain Monastery of Athos | Hermann Corrodi | 1905

$297.82

$89.35

-70%NEW
Thumbnail 1Thumbnail 2

L' Enigme | Gustave Doré | 1871

$297.82

$89.35

-70%NEW
Thumbnail 1Thumbnail 2

Alexander the Great Dying | Karl von Piloty | 1885-1886

$297.82

$89.35