This was the last of many hauntingly beautiful sketches and paintings John Constable made of Salisbury Cathedral. He worked on it for years. During a bout of rheumatic fever, he propped the picture up against the foot of his bed. In the end, he was satisfied... 'At last,' he wrote, 'I have got the Great Salisbury into the condition I wish to see it.'
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The Land: Constable - Salisbury Cathedral
This was the last of many hauntingly beautiful sketches and paintings John Constable made of Salisbury Cathedral. He worked on it for years. During a bout of rheumatic fever, he ...
08-03-2026
BBC 4
Cities: Van Gogh - Cafe Terrace At Night
Filmed on location at the Kroller-Muller Museum, just outside Amsterdam, this edition of One Hundred Great Paintings sees David Hockney appraise Cafe Terrace at Night by Vincent ...
15-10-2024
BBC 4
Cities: Van Gogh - Cafe Terrace At Night
Filmed on location at the Kroller-Muller Museum, just outside Amsterdam, this edition of One Hundred Great Paintings sees David Hockney appraise Cafe Terrace at Night by Vincent ...
15-10-2024
BBC 4
The Land: Constable - Salisbury Cathedral
This was the last of many hauntingly beautiful sketches and paintings John Constable made of Salisbury Cathedral. He worked on it for years. During a bout of rheumatic fever, he ...
08-03-2026
BBC 4