Project Gutenberg 2010-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 373 Ruskin, John 1819 1900 Ruskin, J. (John) Modern Painters, Volume 4 (of 5) Reading ease score: 50.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Marius Masi, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Modern Painters, Volume 4 (of 5)" by John Ruskin is a critical art treatise written in the mid-19th century. This volume specifically focuses on the concept of "Mountain Beauty," exploring artistic representation of mountains and their sublime beauty, with particular attention to the works of notable artists like J.M.W. Turner. Ruskin's thorough discussions reveal his deep engagement with how nature is perceived and portrayed in art, examining the philosophical and emotional depths that accompany such representations. The opening of the volume presents a preface in which Ruskin reflects on his artistic intentions and the evolution of his thoughts, acknowledging previous shortcomings in his work. He emphasizes the need for artists to forge a genuine connection with nature rather than resorting to mere copies of artistic forms. This sets the stage for the subsequent exploration of Turner's picturesque style, contrasting it with other representations of landscape and the emotional resonance embedded within them. Ruskin aims to guide readers toward understanding the deeper meanings behind the artistic choices and the value of nature's inherent beauty, laying a foundation for the detailed chapters on mountain aesthetics that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Aesthetics Painting ND Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 1048826 1048834 2024-10-13T12:02:16.851331 2023-09-14T05:28:22.056707 text/html text/html 1035613 2010-03-13T06:49:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 5177084 2010-03-13T06:49:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 5366048 2024-10-13T12:02:36.004189 application/epub+zip 5380965 2024-10-13T12:02:22.848304 application/epub+zip 456216 2024-10-13T12:02:20.253255 application/epub+zip 5723875 2024-10-13T12:02:44.841143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5646409 2024-10-13T12:02:33.766226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 722771 2022-09-14T13:59:48.461265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 901505 901403 2024-10-13T12:02:14.099315 2023-09-14T05:28:19.821691 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 900474 2010-03-13T06:49:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 339207 2010-03-13T06:49:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 902243 2010-03-13T06:49:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 339000 2010-03-13T06:49:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21493 2024-10-13T12:02:45.002150 application/rdf+xml 14892 2024-10-13T12:02:20.920262 image/jpeg 3718 2024-10-13T12:02:20.603251 image/jpeg 5363206 2024-10-13T12:02:17.341297 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