The Works of John Ruskin: Modern paintersG. Allen, 1903 |
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Page xxiii
... respecting the beautiful into form , I found myself necessarily thrown on the human figure for great part of my illustrations ; and at last , after having held off in fear and trembling as long as I could , I saw there was no help for ...
... respecting the beautiful into form , I found myself necessarily thrown on the human figure for great part of my illustrations ; and at last , after having held off in fear and trembling as long as I could , I saw there was no help for ...
Page xxxvi
... respect the fault of the Paradiso , i.e. — that there are no figures in it which individually possess great interest - and it differs entirely from the type of the subject adopted by the older painters in that no emotions are ...
... respect the fault of the Paradiso , i.e. — that there are no figures in it which individually possess great interest - and it differs entirely from the type of the subject adopted by the older painters in that no emotions are ...
Page xliv
... respecting human contemplation of the natural phenomena under whose influence we exist , that they can only be seen ... respect , which alone can be measured with any precision , was sure and speedy . It turned the taste of the age to ...
... respecting human contemplation of the natural phenomena under whose influence we exist , that they can only be seen ... respect , which alone can be measured with any precision , was sure and speedy . It turned the taste of the age to ...
Page xlvi
... respect , as also in winning better recognition for the school of Fra Angelico , the second volume of Modern Painters assuredly did not miss its mark . Ruskin refers in The Stones of Venice - with " astonishment and indignation " -to ...
... respect , as also in winning better recognition for the school of Fra Angelico , the second volume of Modern Painters assuredly did not miss its mark . Ruskin refers in The Stones of Venice - with " astonishment and indignation " -to ...
Page xlvii
... respect because its art is worthy of respect . If sometimes he bade the public look in a picture gallery for qualities it had no particular right to seek for there , he obliged it at least to use its eyes and test its judg- ment ...
... respect because its art is worthy of respect . If sometimes he bade the public look in a picture gallery for qualities it had no particular right to seek for there , he obliged it at least to use its eyes and test its judg- ment ...
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