Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows

Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows was painted by John Constable in 1831, three years after the death of his wife, Maria.He later added nine lines from The Seasons by the eighteenth-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.[1] The art historians Leslie Parris and Ian Fleming-Williams have described the painting as the climax of his artistic career.[5] The acquisition was part of Aspire, a partnership between Tate and four other national and regional galleries – National Museum Wales, the National Galleries of Scotland, Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service and Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum – and was acquired with major grants and donations from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Art Fund (including a contribution from the Wolfson Foundation), The Manton Foundation, and Tate Members.Turner, unaware of the change, was infuriated by his painting's new position and "slew Constable without remorse" at a dinner they both attended, later that evening.
Caligula's Palace and Bridge , 1831, Tate Britain
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