Robert Hewison on why Victorian thinker John Ruskin is important

Cultural historian Robert Hewison on: John Ruskin's continuing relevance; the different roles he played during his life; the influences on his thinking; and his championing as an art critic of Turner and the Pre-Raphaelites.

[@imoviesartculture2408]

I come here from Effie Grey movie, which I liked but I think it's Ruskin who should've had a movie dedicated to showing his great works and achievements. No matter what his mistakes were, he was a great artist who inspired Aestheticism

[@barbarabellehumeur]

I was fortunate to find a first edition of the Stones of Venice in the Fred Lewis Pattee Library on the Penn State Campus. What a glorious feeling to see the old publishers leather, feel the book and view the magnificent work by John Ruskin
J. Wiley, 1864.

[@barbarabellehumeur]

In contrast to the first volume of The Stones of Venice, the second and third volumes deal with specific structures in the city of Venice. The second volume is subtitled “The Sea Stories,” a reference to the lowest story of a Venetian building, called the sea story. This volume looks specifically at Byzantine and Gothic architecture within the city.
John Ruskin, The Orders of Venetian Arches, 1853, Vol. 2 of The Stones of Venice is perhaps my favorite.

[@barbarabellehumeur]

A Blog worth reading.....FYI venice.umwblogs.org/exhibit/john-ruskin-the-adopted-venetian/ruskins-the-stones-of-venice/

[@malc.s.5373]

Ruskin, the most important human that ever existed in my view. The most under rated, because the establishment didn't like his concern for the poor and his spiritual values. When there is a "poll" for the "top" 100 brits, he is no where to be seen.... All you get are pop stars, sportsmen/women.... celebrities.... And dodgy politicians.