Modern Painters, Volume 2 (of 5) by John Ruskin
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"Modern Painters, Volume 2 (of 5)" by John Ruskin is a work of art criticism published in 1846. This second volume shifts focus to symbolism in art as expressed through nature, building on Ruskin's defense of J.M.W. Turner and modern landscape painters. The volume proved influential on the emerging Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, offering a new framework for understanding how artists capture not merely what they see, but deeper truths about the natural world
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| Author | Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 |
|---|---|
| Title | Modern Painters, Volume 2 (of 5) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Painters |
| Credits |
Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Marius Borror and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 41.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | ND: Fine Arts: Painting |
| Subject | Aesthetics |
| Subject | Painting |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 29906 |
| Release Date | Sep 4, 2009 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1042 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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