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The Destroying Angel by John Martin — VisualArtsDB

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The Destroying Angel

The Destroying Angel

The Destroying Angel

1833

Medium: Brush and brown and black watercolor, with touches of scratching, on cream wove paper
Dimensions: 8.5 × 13.6 cm (3 3/8 × 5 3/8 in.)
Genre: Watercolor
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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