{"product_id":"john-constable-a-portrait-hardcover","title":"John Constable: A Portrait - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fresh and lively biography of the revolutionary landscape painter John Constable.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Constable, who captured the landscapes and skies of southern England in a way never before seen on canvas, is beloved but little-understood artist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His paintings reflect visions of landscape that shocked and perplexed his contemporaries: attentive to detail, spontaneous in gesture, brave in their use of color. His landscapes show that he had sharp local knowledge of the environment. His skyscapes show a clarity of expression rarely seen in other artist's work. The figures within show an understanding of the human tides of his time. And his late paintings of Salisbury Cathedral show a rare ability to transform silent, suppressed passion into paint. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Constable was also an active and energetic correspondent. His letters and diaries reveal a man of opinion, passion, and discord. His letters also reveal the lives and circumstances of his extended family who serve to define the social and economic landscape against which he can be most clearly seen. These multifaceted reflections draw a sharp picture of the person, as well as the painter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e James Hamilton's biography reveals a complex and troubled man. Hamilton's portrait explodes previous mythologies about this timeless artist and establishes him in his proper context as a giant of European art.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e is an art and cultural historian. His books include \u003ci\u003eTurner: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and \u003ci\u003eA Strange Business: Making Art and Money in Nineteenth-Century Britain, \u003c\/i\u003e which in 2014 was named Art Book of the Year by the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times.\u003c\/i\u003e Hamilton has been the curator of an array of art collections and projects and is a Fellow of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.81 x 9.06 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175265583353,"sku":"9781639362721","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/RHU4K2JRdzFpa0lzZkVqNndobGhCQT09.webp?v=1767665639","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/john-constable-a-portrait-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}