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John Ruskin (1819-1900) was the most influential art critic of the nineteenth century. A watercolorist, a botanist, a moralist, a sensualist, a socialist, an economist, a Romantic,...view moreJohn Ruskin (1819-1900) was the most influential art critic of the nineteenth century. A watercolorist, a botanist, a moralist, a sensualist, a socialist, an economist, a Romantic, a prophet, a priest, and a poet, his writings integrate the aesthetic experience with moral purpose and ecology. He established his reputation with The Stones of Venice and his masterwork, Modern Painters, then held the Slade Professorship of Art at Oxford University from 1870 to 1878. One of his students, Oscar Wilde, said of him, “To you the gods gave eloquence such as they have given no other, so that your message might come to us from the fire of passion and the marvel of music, making the deaf to hear and the blind to see”-Print ed.view less
Books by John Ruskin
On Art and Life The Elements of Drawing Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5On Reading Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Praeterita: Introduction by Timothy Hilton Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unto This Last Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Stones of Venice I Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The King of the Golden River Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The King of the Golden River - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Seven Lamps of Architecture Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Modern Painters Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The King of the Golden River or the Black Brothers A Legend of Stiria. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Audiobooks by John Ruskin
The King of the Golden River Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe King of the Golden River Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Seven Lamps of Architecture Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe King of the Golden River Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnto this Last: Four Essays on the First Principles of Political Economy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Stones of Venice, Volume 2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Stones of Venice, Volume 1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLectures on Landscape Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sesame and Lilies Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Pre-Raphaelite Poets: A poetic movement interestingly started by painters Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Stones of Venice, Volume 3 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings