Brightwell Church and Village is an 1815 landscape painting by the British artist John Constable.[1] It depicts a view of Brightwell near Ipswich in Suffolk.[2] Although showing his native county, it is some distance away from the area known as Constable Country. It was commissioned by the Reverend Barnwell. Today it is in the collection of Tate Britain in Pimlico.[3]
| Brightwell Church and Village | |
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| Artist | John Constable |
| Year | 1815 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, Landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 22.8 cm × 15.5 cm (9.0 in × 6.1 in) |
| Location | Tate Britain, London |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Bury p.261
- ^ Fleming-Williams & Parris p.131
- ^ https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/constable-brightwell-church-and-village-t03121
Bibliography
edit- Bury, Stephen (ed.) Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators, Volume 1. OUP, 2012.
- Fleming-Williams, Ian & Parris, Leslie. The Discovery of Constable. Hamish Hamilton, 1984.
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