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The End of the World, commonly known as The Great Day of His Wrath, [1] is an 1851–1853 oil painting on canvas by the English painter John Martin. [2] 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 ...
The paintings were Martin's last major works before his death in 1854. They were exhibited to the public from the time of his death until the 1870s to advertise the sale of prints from engravings of the works, being displayed in galleries and exhibition halls all over Britain, in New York in 1856–57 and in Australia in 1878–79. It has been ...
Since 1898 its authenticity has been questioned several times. In 2015 the Bosch Research Conservation Project claimed it to be by a follower, but scholars at the Prado, where the painting is on display in a sealed case, dismissed this argument. The painting is oil on wooden panels and is presented in a series of circular images.
In 2007, The Remains of the Day was included in a Guardian list of "Books you can't live without" [10] and also in a 2009 "1000 novels everyone must read" list. [11] The Economist has described the novel as Ishiguro's "most famous book". [12] On 5 November 2019, the BBC News listed The Remains of the Day on its list of the 100 most influential ...
Book the Thirteenth: The End is the thirteenth and final novel in the children's novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. The book was released on Friday, October 13, 2006. The book was released on Friday, October 13, 2006.
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Directed by Nick Cassavetes, the movie is based on the 1996 Nicholas Sparks book of the same name and follows an elderly man, played by James Garner, reading aloud from a notebook to a woman in a ...
Below, we’ve rounded up the saddest movies of all time. Whether you’re in the mood for a sad history lesson, romance, or tale of redemption—we have you covered. ... resulting in a tragic end ...