And the Sea Gave up the Dead Which Were in It

Title

And the Sea Gave up the Dead Which Were in It

Date Created

1892

Creator

Frederic Leighton (1830–1896)

Is Version Of

Design originally created for one of the eight roundels on the theme of the Apocalypse intended for the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, abandoned when rejected as "unsuitable for a Christian church." This reduced version was commissioned by Henry Tate for his gallery of British art.
Preparatory oil sketch, Leighton House Museum and Art Gallery, London

Medium

Oil on canvas

Format

Tondo, 2286 x 2286 mm

Subject

The resurrection of the dead as described in the Bible: "And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works" (Revelation 20:13).

Rights

Public domain

Identifier

N01511

Contributor

Tate Britain; Acquisition Presented by Sir Henry Tate 1894
Omeka record contributed by LM

Date Submitted

January 21, 2017

Source

Wikimedia Commons

URL

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leighton_Frederick_-_And_the_sea_gave_up_the_dead_which_were_in_it.jpg

Files

Leighton,_Frederick_-_And_the_sea_gave_up_the_dead_which_were_in_it.jpg

Collection

Reference

And the Sea Gave up the Dead Which Were in It, Frederic Leighton (1830–1896)

Cite As

Frederic Leighton (1830–1896), “And the Sea Gave up the Dead Which Were in It,” Victorian Artists at Home, accessed October 22, 2026, https://artistsathome.emorydomains.org/items/show/458.

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