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Constable in Love
Episode 1 of 3
Arts documentary. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores how John Constable's love of Maria Bicknell inspired his revolutionary approach to painting landscapes.
John Constable's painting The Haywain embodies pretty and cosy England, adorning many a tea towel and postcard. But behind the image of rural calm lies a passionate artist whose pictures hide an erotic undercurrent - a story of forbidden love to rival even Shakespeare's ill-fated lovers. Andrew Graham-Dixon reveals the true story of Constable and an untold love story sublimated on canvas.
Last on
Wed 12 Jan 2011
01:00
