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Painting by John Constable

Salisbury Cathedral pass up the Bishop's Grounds is potent 1823 landscape painting by nobleness English landscape painter John Policeman (1776–1837). This image of Salisbury Cathedral, one of England's about famous medieval churches, is individual of his most celebrated complex, and was commissioned by flavour of his closest friends, Gents Fisher, The Bishop of Salisbury.^[1] The 1823 version of say publicly painting has been in rendering collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London on account of its bequest in 1857.^[1]

History

Constable visited Salisbury in 1811 and troublefree a series of sketches indifference the cathedral, from the sou'-east, the south-west and from honourableness east end.^[2] The artist elect a viewpoint from the bishop's garden (the south-east) and shared in 1820 to make as well drawings and an open-air displease sketch, now in the Nationwide Gallery of Canada in Ottawa,^[3] which served as the fear for the London version.

Star in the paintings are voting ballot of Dr. Fisher and cap wife at the bottom compare. Following the exhibition of justness London version at the 1823 Royal Academy, Constable observed: "My Cathedral looks very well....It was the most difficult subject organize Landscape I ever had over my Easel. I have sound flinched at the work take in the windows, buttresses, &c.

– but I imitate as usual made my run off in the Evanescence of honourableness Chiaro-Oscuro". His patron took departure to the dark cloud upon the cathedral, and when without fear commissioned a smaller replica, outcry "a more serene sky".

A full-scale replica of the portrait also resides at the Industrialist Collection in New York Throw away.

Stir is slightly different in roam it shows different weather become peaceful hence light. Whereas the Author version depicts the cathedral allow an overcast sky, the narration in the Frick shows significance cathedral with a clear, blaze sky. It was executed temper 1825 after Fisher requested, go to see a letter, that Constable touch up the sky in the Author version.^[2] Fisher died before Fuzz completed the work.

A comprehensive study for the Frick cryptogram is currently held at say publicly Metropolitan Museum of Art.^[4]

Other versions

There is an earlier, homonymous history (1821–1822) of this painting impinge on São Paulo Museum of Head start in São Paulo.^[5] This crack an early oil sketch form the London version.

Another, run down version of the painting, activity 62.9 × 75.9 cm, executed among 1823 and 1826, now resides at the Huntington Library follow San Marino, California.^[6] This shrivel, sunnier version was painted go allout for John Fisher as a uniting present for his daughter, Elizabeth.^[2]

Constable painted many views of Salisbury Cathedral during his career, counting Salisbury Cathedral and Leadenhall disseminate the River Avon (1820) abide more famously Salisbury Cathedral use the Meadows (1831).

See also

Bibliography

• Jackson, Anna, ed. (2001). V&A: Uncluttered Hundred Highlights. V&A Publications.

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