Stones of Venice

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Pervaded by a religious spirit matured in Victorian England, animated by an ethical vision that impelled him to intervene on a social and political level with the utopian goal of an organic and happy society for all impressing even Gandhi with his vision , Ruskin was a strenuous opponent of the expanding mechanisation and materialism, and during the course of his life worked on and discussed social issues, art, landscape and nature; he wrote about mineralogy and botany, as well as economics, architecture and restoration, worried that the techniques then in use would eventually cause the destruction of medieval buildings.

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Exceptionally, all the works on display are international loans—a major merit of the exhibition—given that Italian museums do not have any of his works. A warning for the salvation of Venice, the exhibition therefore aims to be also a challenge to celebrate John Ruskin as a great and unusual painter, leaving aside his eclecticism and his own determination to privilege the written word.

In addition to the journey to Italy and a fascination for nature—illustrated with a series of watercolours that focus on the theme of mountains and the landscapes of the peninsula—the heart of the exhibition will nevertheless focus on the relationship between the artist and Venice.

This bond, cultivated during the span of a lifetime, started in his first encounter at the age of sixteen and was nourished by eleven journeys undertaken between and It is made evident from different points of view—Studies of clouds, Sunsets, Full moons, Views of the lagoon, Studies after the great Venetian painters: This site uses also third party cookies.

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Summary of the Book

Glass Museum Glass Museum Housed in Murano, the museum hosts the most extensive historical collection of Murano glasses. Natural History Museum Natural History Museum An evocative and engaging layout for discover the secrets of nature and living beings. Lace Museum Lace Museum Housed in Burano, the museum exhibits rare and valuable specimens of Venetian lace, from the 16th to the 20th century.

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Clock Tower Clock Tower For over years it has marked the life, the history and the continual passage of time of Venice. His research methods included sketching and photography by he had acquired his own camera so that he could take daguerrotypes.

Various shortened editions of the book have been published, including one edited by J. Links published in the USA in It aroused considerable interest in Victorian Britain and beyond. The chapter "The Nature of Gothic" was admired by William Morris , who published it separately in an edition which is in itself an example of Gothic revival.

Morris stated that it was "one of the very few necessary and inevitable utterances of the century". The book inspired Marcel Proust the narrator of the Recherche visits Venice with his mother in a state of enthusiasm for Ruskin and in Roger Scruton wrote that the book was, "the greatest description in English of a place made sacred by buildings". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

John Ruskin's The Stones of Venice: Summary & Explanation

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