Editing Chichester Cathedral (section)

== Art and popular culture ==
[[File:Joseph Francis Gilbert - Chichester Cathedral - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|left|''Chichester Cathedral'' by [[Joseph Francis Gilbert]] in 1833|250px]]
The cathedral has been the subject of a number of depictions in art, literature, and television media. Its spire and towers are visible in the 1828 painting, ''[[Chichester Canal (painting)|Chichester Canal]]'', by [[J. M. W. Turner]]. It is also speculated, by [[Eric Shanes]], that Chichester Cathedral is the subject of one of Turner's colour studies for ''Picturesque Views in England and Wales''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Turner's Watercolour Explorations, 1810–42|author=Eric Shanes|date=1997|publisher=Tate Publishing|pages=94, 96, 105|author-link=Eric Shanes}}</ref> In 1833, Joseph Francis Gilbert produced an oil painting of the cathedral, showing the surrounding cityscape. It was collected by [[Paul Mellon]] and gifted to the [[Yale Center for British Art]], which he established, in 1966.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/vufind/Record/1667703|title=Paul Mellon Collection: Chichester Cathedral|access-date=2 April 2019|website=Yale Center for British Art}}</ref> [[John Constable]] completed his own watercolour of the cathedral in 1824, now located in the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1041965/chichester-cathedral-watercolour-john-constable/|title=Chichester Cathedral |website=V&A website}}</ref>

[[Leonard Bernstein]]'s ''[[Chichester Psalms]]'' was commissioned for the 1965 [[Southern Cathedrals Festival]] at Chichester Cathedral by the cathedral's Dean, [[Walter Hussey]], although  the premiere of the piece was in [[New York City]].<ref>Roberts, Stephen (May 22, 2012). "[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/may/22/john-birch-obituary John Birch obituary]". ''The Guardian''. Retrieved May 24, 2023</ref>

The building and grounds are occasionally used as a film location. Credits include ''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]'' (s05e03) as "Lawnchester Cathedral", ''[[The Ruth Rendell Mysteries]]'' (s10e08) as "Marchester Cathedral", and ''[[Rosemary & Thyme]]'' (s03e02) as "Wellminster Cathedral".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Chichester%20Cathedral|title=Filming Location "Chichester Cathedral"|website=IMDb (Internet Movie Database)}}</ref>

Chichester Cathedral is referenced in s01e10 of ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'': one of [[Ron Obvious (Monty Python)|Ron Obvious]]'s tasks to gain public fame involves eating the cathedral. He is shown brushing his teeth, putting on a bib, and flexing his jaws, before biting into the corner of the cathedral and breaking his jaw.<ref>{{cite book|first=Graham|last=Chapman|title=''The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus: All the Words''|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wJtkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Ron+Obvious%22+%22Monty+Python%22 |publisher=Pantheon Books|location=New York City|year=1989|page=127|isbn=978-0-679-72647-0}}</ref>
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