
Description
A work of art criticism from 1843 that defends the painter J. M. W. Turner. It argues that contemporary landscape painters surpass the old masters through truthful depiction of nature, and separates surface appearance from deeper truth.
About this book
Modern Painters, Volume 1 (of 5) is an ebook by John Ruskin (1819–1900). It dates from 1843. This edition runs to roughly 574 pages, about 11.5 hours of reading at a typical pace.
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About the Author
John Ruskin (1819–1900) has 2 books in the BigBookHub catalogue: Modern Painters, Volume 1 (of 5) and The Stones of Venice, Volume 2 (of 3),. These titles date from between 1843 and 1853.
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