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John Constable - A Cottage in a Cornfield [c.1817-33] | Flickr - Photo Sharing! John Constable Paintings, John William Godward, John Constable, Galleria D'arte, Cottage Painting, Mary Cassatt, Georges Seurat, Edouard Manet, Peter Paul Rubens

Though left unfinished until March 1833, Constable based the donkey in this painting on a life study done in December 1815. The corn in the field remains green on the side shaded from the sun, but is ripe elsewhere, suggesting it is set in the month of July. [Victoria & Albert Museum, London - Oil on canvas, 62 x 51.5 cm]

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If escape is a departure, as Tolkien claims, the direction we take to imaginatively shape new worlds and new futures is important. As we collectively escape the physical and symbolic barriers of the lockdown, we have the opportunity to gain a clearer view of our world so we can build a new and better one upon our return. The Decameron, Unicorn Tapestries, Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood, Pre Raphaelite Art, Literary Genre, Fantasy Writer, John William Waterhouse, Pre Raphaelite, Historical Art

If escape is a departure, as Tolkien claims, the direction we take to imaginatively shape new worlds and new futures is important. As we collectively escape the physical and symbolic barriers of the lockdown, we have the opportunity to gain a clearer view of our world so we can build a new and better one upon our return.

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