• Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows was painted by John Constable in 1831, three years after the death of his wife, Maria.
  • Anne Lyles, ‘Sublime Nature: John Constable’s Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows ’, in Nigel Llewellyn and Chrstine Riding (eds.), The Art of the Sublime...
  • John Constable, Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Garden, 1826, oil on canvas, 88.9 x 112.4 cm (Frick Collection, New York).
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  • This beautiful work by Constable was thought to be the artist's favourite work of his career. Painted after the death of his beloved wife and towards the end of...
  • The classic landscape, Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows, portrays John Constable’s emotional turmoil following the death of his wife.
  • Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows 1831 John Constable (1776 – 1837) Photograph © Tate, London 2013.
  • Salisbury Cathedral from the MeadowsJohn Constable. The beauty and value of this painting were overlooked because it was thought that a fan had painted it...
  • The turmoil and distress of his mind is clearly seen in his later six-foot masterpieces Hadleigh Castle (1829) and Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows...