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John Martin, an Uncommon card
John Martin was an English Romantic painter, engraver, and illustrator.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 64
- Power
- 136
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 170,000
Power 136 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was known for his typically vast and dramatic paintings of religious subjects and fantastic compositions, populated with minute figures placed in imposing landscapes.
- Martin's paintings, and the prints made from them, enjoyed great success with the general public, with Thomas Lawrence referring to him as "the most popular painter of his day".
- He was also criticised by John Ruskin and other critics.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The John Martin article was read about 170,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 64: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get John Martin
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, John Martin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Henry Warren, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.


