The Last Judgement: A Descriptive Lecture at Intervals, was a son et lumiѐre (sound and light show) to accompany John Martin’s three great paintings, The Last Judgement, The Great Day of His Wrath, and The Plains of Heaven. A recreation of lectures presented in public halls across the land, when these popular paintings toured in the late 19th Century, and with reference to contemporary apocalyptic blockbusters.
Part of Tate Britain’s John Martin: Apocalypse exhibition, that ran from 21 September 2011 to 15 January 2012.
Read more about the exhibition in the Telegraph and listen to a panel discussion on BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Review.