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John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900) was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, as well as an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist. He wrote on subjects as varied as geology, architecture, myth, ornithology, literature, education, botany and political economy.
8 de fev. de 2019 · John Ruskin died from influenza in 1900, in his home of Brantwood, in the Lake District. Perhaps history has not been so kind to him. Rather than focusing on his insatiable pursuit of knowledge, or his influential ideas about art or social welfare, for many, what has stuck in the imagination is his infamously awkward (and unconsummated) wedding night.
8 de fev. de 2019 · If we think of John Ruskin at all today it tends to be as the buttoned-up Victorian who was so repulsed by his wife Effie Gray’s pubic hair that he could not consummate their marriage.The ...
26 de mai. de 2019 · John Ruskin was born into a prosperous family in London, England, spending part of his childhood in the natural beauty of the Lake District region in northwest Britain. The contrast of urban and rural lifestyles and values informed his beliefs about Art, especially in painting and craftsmanship. Ruskin favored the natural, the hand-crafted, and ...
John Ruskin innehade en professur i konst vid Oxfords universitet, där han själv var utbildad. Han hade tidigare varit anställd på Working Men's College i London, och det var under denna tid som han antog tidiga socialistiska idéer. Vid Oxford mötte han William Turner, vilken han själv givit berömmelse åt genom sin bok Modern Painters.
John Ruskin, né le 8 février 1819 à Bloomsbury à Londres, mort le 20 janvier 1900 à Coniston (Cumbria), est un écrivain, poète, peintre et critique d'art britannique. Fils unique d'une riche famille, il est éduqué à domicile, avec une insistance particulière sur l'art et la religion.
4 de dez. de 2023 · John Ruskin by John Everett Millais, 1853-54, via Ashmolean Museum, Oxford John Ruskin, born in 1819 in London, England, lived a life driven by his passion for art. He had an insatiable intellectual curiosity. Growing up in a supportive environment that nurtured his talents, Ruskin developed a deep appreciation for the arts.
