Introduction John Constable, one of the greatest British landscape painters, was born in 1776 and died in 1837. Constable: impressions of land, sea and sky traces his development as an artist and demonstrates his close bond with the English countryside, where he was born and raised. It examines how Constable sketched from nature, and how his constant reference to these sketches enabled him to capture light, movement and atmospheric conditions in his finished works. This CD-ROM has been designed to prepare students for a visit to the exhibition. It contains: • seventeen images from the exhibition and five subsidiary images – each image is equipped with interactive zoom technology, enabling viewing of painting in expanded detail • an audio track and printed text of the audio for each image • activities, questions, discussion points and further information related to the images, to test comprehension or extend awareness • a biographical summary, including cultural and political events of Constable’s time • relevant website addresses.