Project Gutenberg 2007-04-30 Public domain in the USA. 201 Ruskin, John 1819 1900 Ruskin, J. (John) On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "On the Old Road, Vol. 2" by John Ruskin is a collection of miscellaneous essays and articles on art and literature written in the late 19th century. This volume features Ruskin's evidence and reflections related to various aspects of art institutions—particularly focusing on the National Gallery—and provides deep insights into the interplay between public art, education, and cultural development. The work tackles issues such as the arrangement of art collections, the functionality of galleries, and the importance of accessibility to the working class. The opening of the second volume begins with Ruskin's testimony before a commission examining the National Gallery, where he discusses the ideal conditions for showcasing art. He advocates for combining painting and sculpture in ways that enhance appreciation rather than detract from it, emphasizing that both forms should be experienced in sequence rather than in direct competition within the same exhibition space. Ruskin also expresses the necessity of displaying art at eye level for better accessibility and enjoyment, along with his strong belief in the educational role of art institutions for all social classes, particularly the working class. His insights detail how art serves not only as an aesthetic experience but as an integral component of personal and societal development. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Essays Literature Art PR Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 1007006 1006963 2024-09-09T08:57:55.592355 2023-09-09T11:14:48.423064 text/html text/html 1027234 2007-04-30T09:50:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 372055 2007-04-30T09:50:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 449448 2024-09-09T08:58:10.881756 application/epub+zip 462047 2024-09-09T08:57:58.701819 application/epub+zip 462046 2024-09-09T08:57:56.990368 application/epub+zip 809383 2024-09-09T08:58:19.594718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 732727 2024-09-09T08:58:08.995781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 752825 2022-09-10T06:29:42.757077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 896003 895895 2024-09-09T08:57:53.605396 2023-09-09T11:14:46.498042 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 895684 2007-04-30T09:50:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 347676 2007-04-30T09:50:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 895790 2007-04-30T09:50:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 347357 2007-04-30T09:50:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20737 2024-09-09T08:58:19.754715 application/rdf+xml 15209 2024-09-09T08:57:57.405823 image/jpeg 4018 2024-09-09T08:57:57.192840 image/jpeg 419492 2024-09-09T08:57:55.671363 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia