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Bellinzona, Switzerland, looking north towards the St. Gotthard pass
Auction: 11/20/2003
Lot: 49
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1819 London, England - 1900 Brantwood, Coniston, England. Known for: Watercolor painting, draughtsman, writing.
John Ruskin, English author, art critic and watercolorist, was born in London. Son of a wealthy wine merchant, he was brought up in a cultured and religious family, but his mother's over... Read full biography
John Ruskin, English author, art critic and watercolorist, was born in London. Son of a wealthy wine merchant, he was brought up in a cultured and religious family, but his mother's over protectiveness undoubtedly contributed to his later psychological troubles. On his frequent trips in Europe, he... Read full biography
John Ruskin, English author, art critic and watercolorist, was born in London. Son of a wealthy wine merchant, he was brought up in a cultured and religious family, but his mother's over protectiveness undoubtedly contributed to his later psychological troubles. On his frequent trips in Europe, he took an artists's and poet's delight both in landscape and works of art, especially medieval and Renaissance. His first great work, Modern Painters (5 volumes, 1843-60), began as a passionate defense... Read full biography
John Ruskin, English author, art critic and watercolorist, was born in London. Son of a wealthy wine merchant, he was brought up in a cultured and religious family, but his mother's over protectiveness undoubtedly contributed to his later psychological troubles. On his frequent trips in Europe, he took an artists's and poet's delight both in landscape and works of art, especially medieval and Renaissance. His first great work, Modern Painters (5 volumes, 1843-60), began as a passionate defense of Turner's pictures, but became a study of the principles of Art. In The Seven Lamps Of Architecture (1849) and The Stones Of Venice (1851) he similarly treated the fundamentals of architecture. These principles enabled him, incidentally, to... Read full biography
John Ruskin, English author, art critic and watercolorist, was born in London. Son of a wealthy wine merchant, he was brought up in a cultured and religious family, but his mother's over protectiveness undoubtedly contributed to his later psychological troubles. On his frequent trips in Europe, he took an artists's and poet's delight both in landscape and works of art, especially medieval and Renaissance. His first great work, Modern Painters (5 volumes, 1843-60), began as a passionate defense of Turner's pictures, but became a study of the principles of Art. In The Seven Lamps Of Architecture (1849) and The Stones Of Venice (1851) he similarly treated the fundamentals of architecture. These principles enabled him, incidentally, to appreciate and defend the Pre-Raphaelites, then the target of violence and abuse. To Ruskin the relationship betwee... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeTHE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BASILICA OF ST MARK'S, FROM THE LOGGIA OF THE DOGE'S PALACE, VENICE
John Ruskin Auction: 01/30/2019Lot: 162Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeVIEW OF THE 'OLD MAN' AT CONISTON, AS SEEN FROM BRANTWOOD HOUSE
John Ruskin Auction: 07/09/2014Lot: 225Subscribe or get free alerts
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