Artist
James Justus Tucker
James Justus Tucker is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Fitzwilliam Museum.
James Justus Tucker spent his life chasing the apocalypse, painting it over and over in flickering lamplight. His big break came when he was called to decorate a London church ceiling in the 1820s, where fire and brimstone looked like real weather. You can still see it today—his Angel Proclaiming the End of Time, a sooty cloud of canvas that feels more like a storm warning than a prophecy.
Works by James Justus Tucker
Collections represented
Museum
The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge. It is located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge. It was founded in 1816…