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John Martin | Pandemonium (1841)

.Pandemonium" by John Martin, completed in 1841, is a monumental depiction of chaos and destruction inspired by John Milton's "Paradise Lost." In this dramatic painting, Martin portrays the infernal capital city of Hell, Pandemonium, as described in Milton's epic poem.

In this monumental artwork Satan proudly gazes upon the capital of the underworld a golden palace rising above a river of boiling lava while legions of demons march toward him awaiting his command.

But the most unsettling part is that this apocalyptic vision wasn’t entirely fantasy The palace’s architecture closely resembles the British Parliament under construction at the time and the river of lava was inspired by the filthy disease-ridden Thames River of 19th-century London

In this video we dive into the hidden story behind one of the 19th century’s most mind-blowing paintings its literary roots in John Milton’s Paradise Lost its dark reflection of Victorian London its symbolic weight and why it still feels so relevant today.

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