The Harbours of England (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by John Ruskin

Overview

In 1856, while Ruskin was in the midst of his monumental Modern Painters, the great British cultural theorist jumped at the chance to pen commentaries to accompany a dozen plates by J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851).  Ruskin’s illuminating text, the only book he wrote on commission, makes for a unique work in the annals of art history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411451841
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	04/19/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	196
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

John Ruskin (1819-1900) was an English acclaimed poet, artist, as well as an influential critic of art and society. He wrote on topics ranging from geology and botany to politics, architecture, art, and literature. Ruskin influenced the Gothic Revival and did much to popularize high art.