Martin pursued these aims both in panoramic paintings and on a smaller scale in these illustrations to John Milton's classic epic poem, Paradise Lost ... whispering evil thoughts to Eve whilst she lay ...

The 17th-century epic gave the modern age its most famous vision of Eden but, argues the author of a new book, the poem’s influence on landscape and garden design can still be seen today ...

Near the start of Book One, Milton compares Satan to an eclipsed ... considered to be its dramatic climax. The poem’s passages focus on Adam and Eve’s final moments in the Garden of Eden.