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14 de may. de 2024 · John Ruskin, English critic of art, architecture, and society who was a gifted painter, a distinctive prose stylist, and an important example of the Victorian Sage, or Prophet: a writer of polemical prose who seeks to cause widespread cultural and social change.
25 de may. de 2024 · “There is no wealth but life. Life, including all its powers of love, of joy, and of admiration. That country is the richest which nourishes the greatest numbers of noble and happy human beings; that man is richest, who, having perfected the functions of his own life to the utmost, has also the widest helpful influence, both ...
Hace 3 días · Ruskin was closely associated with Oxford during his life; he was an undergraduate at Christ Church from 1836 – 1842 and, 27 years after graduating, was appointed as the first Slade Professor of Fine Art in 1869. Many buildings in the city still bear his name. One such is the Ruskin School of Art, Univ’s neighbour on the High Street since 1975.
Hace 5 días · His wife, Margaret Cock (1781–1871), was the daughter of a publican in Croydon. She had joined the Ruskin household when she became companion to John James's mother, Catherine.John James had hoped to practise law, and was articled as a clerk in London.
12 de may. de 2024 · Ruskin, suspects would have been used to pay off debts accrued through his lavish lifestyle — he was awarded only a farthing, forcing him to sell off his London estate and start a new life in Venice, making etchings on commission. Ruskin also suffered.
30 de may. de 2024 · Personal Life Ruskin Bond, now a long-term resident of Landour, Mussoorie, lives with his adopted family. He revels in the joy of writing and considers it his greatest achievement to have continued this passion for over six decades.
20 de may. de 2024 · “The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one who can see. To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion, all in one.” ― John Ruskin, Modern Painters: Volume 3. Of Many Things.
