Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon is an 1816 biblical landscape painting by the British artist John Martin.^[1] It depicts Joshua the Israelite leader coming to the assistance of the besieged city of Gibeon. He appeals to God to halt the sun in order to give his army more time to fight by daylight. Romantic in style, it was Martin's breakthrough picture, receiving praise both when it was shown at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition of 1816 at Somerset House and when it appeared at the British Institution the following year.^[2]

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon
Artist	John Martin
Year	1816
Type	Oil on canvas, historical landscape painting
Dimensions	150 cm × 231 cm (59 in × 91 in)
Location	National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Today it is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., having been acquired in 2004.^[3]