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Salisbury Cathedral by John Constable, ca. 1825 "Salisbury cathedral" (2018) by Stephan Wolf The cathedral is the subject of a famous painting by John Constable . As a gesture of appreciation for John Fisher , Bishop of Salisbury , who commissioned this painting, Constable included the bishop and his wife in the canvas (bottom left).
Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds, 1821–22, 89 cm × 114 cm (35 in × 45 in), São Paulo Museum of Art. There is an earlier, homonymous version (1821–1822) of this painting at São Paulo Museum of Art in São Paulo. [5] This is an early oil sketch for the London version.
Harnham Gate is a historic gateway in the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England. [1] Standing at the southern end of the cathedral close of Salisbury Cathedral, it is also known as the South Gate. It dates back to the fourteenth century and leads to a road connecting the suburb of Harnham on the southern side of the city, across the River Avon.
Salisbury Cathedral is visited by around 250,000 people each year and boasts the tallest spire in the country which stands at 123 metres. It also houses a library, which was founded in 1445, holds ...
In May 2013 the painting was bought by Tate for £23.1m. [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 ...
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In 1905, the cathedral choirs met in Salisbury, followed by Winchester in 1906. Bishop Wilberforce of Chichester died in September 1907, so the return to Chichester had to be delayed until 1908. Thereafter, the Three Choirs Festival , as it was then known, continued until 1913 when the annual meeting was suspended because of the First World War.