John Constable
Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows
Constable is famous for his landscapes, which are mostly of the Suffolk
countryside, where he was born and lived. He made many open-air sketches,
using these as a basis for his large exhibition paintings, which were worked up
in the studio. His pictures are extremely popular today, but they were not
particularly well received in England during his lifetime. He did, however, have
considerable success in Paris.
Sailsbury Cathedral from the Meadows was painted by John Consatble in
1831, one year after his wife's death. He later added nine lines from ,,The
Seasons" by 18th Century poet James Thomson that reveal the painting's
meaning: That the rainbow is a symbol of hope after a storm that follows on the
death of the young Amelia in the arms of her lover Celadon.
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