The Hay Wain, Constable and the English countryside

John Constable, The Hay Wain (Landscape: Noon), 1821, oil on canvas, 130.2 x 185.4 cm (The National Gallery, London). Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris

[@ramonalinkous4733]

I have this print and absolutely love it. What talent he had.❤❤❤

[@pax462]

Just found out about John Constable through a Windows 11 Login screen and wanted to know more about his style. Love the narration that these two speakers are giving. Its like half analysis and half gushing over the work haha

[@luisortizgervasi3820]

What a superb explanation of the painting...¡ Thanks for it.

[@MrPoetSpeak]

To Suffolk I Must Go by Ramnath Subramanian So real, I can feel the water jump As wheels traverse this stream; No rustic mood can ever trump The magic in this dream. I’d love to stand before this land Where Constable did roam; Where paint and brush did understand How nature made her home. And so to Suffolk I must go And catch a glimpse of Stour; And ride a wagon, get to know The meaning of that hour When light adorned with silver play The water’s prosody, And all around the evening lay In whispered majesty.

[@biddyearly9262]

Very good

[@MrPoetSpeak]

@@biddyearly9262 Thank you. Appreciate the feedback.

[@Lambonius]

Can I recommend doing a video on what exactly constitutes an "idealized, Classical landscape?" I find that this is often the most confusing aspect of the landscape discussion for most of my students when we get to the early 19th Century. In the past, I've used Poussin's Landscape with St. John on Patmos as an example, but even that video (on Smart History) doesn't fully spell it out (in my opinion, and as much as I still like it.) So, please consider defining the Academic landscape in a video with multiple examples. And thank you, as always, for your excellent and important work!

[@smarthistory-art-history]

We probably should.

[@bonnie.yarbrough]

Omg! I have this painting in my house lol 😂😂

[@Drobium77]

me too!!

[@inaweoftheworld]

6 feet?

[@user-jq3qt8no7h]

Same

[@Sasha0927]

lol @ "the six footers." Way to be differentiate yourself... That should resonate especially strongly today where people seem to be hyper-fixated on that height. I respect him for having the courage to do what he loved the way he wished to do it. I think this is the first I've seen of Romanticism so far and I like it. "...I've often thought of pictures of them before I ever touched a pencil." Very romantic indeed. 🥰

[@Phantomrasberryblowe]

How about some videos on John Sell-Cotman, Richard Parkes-Bonington or Francis Towne?

[@raymondbonington9355]

I was there yesterday

[@beinghonest6064]

I Have This Painting!!

[@jonathanh7509]

Will you ever take a look at the Norton Simon museum? It's a museum where the most uncommon pieces are from famous artists.

[@smarthistory-art-history]

We try to visit the Norton Simon whenever we get to Pasadena, sometimes after a morning at the Huntington.

[@jonathanh7509]

Smarthistory. art, history, conversation. Alright! Sounds good.

[@fredgrove4220]

I've just watched a video about the UK Citizenship exam, and one of the questions was to name this painting, the examiner said it was called "The Cornfield" by Turner. I cringed.

[@EnglishwithKris]

fred grove Turner , as far as I know , is a marine artist , and “The Cornfield” - is a painting by Constable ...

[@vinnyvesty8907]

@@EnglishwithKris Turner isn't a "marine" artist. He did paint marine themed pictures but did many landscape paintings as well.

[@HeavyMetalRuinedMyLife1971a]

Yeah, it's not too bad... I just bet he knew that water always finds its level though 😉

[@LouisHansell]

He was the Andy Wyeth of his time.

[@Waterlooplein1]

If you were to look at the bottom center, you will see the ghost of a horseman that was painted out.