Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 66 Ruskin, John 1819 1900 Ruskin, J. (John) Val d'Arno Ten Lectures on the Tuscan Art Directly Antecedent to the Florentine Year of Victories; Given Before the University of Oxford in Michaelmas Term, 1873 Reading ease score: 60.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Nicholas the Pisan -- John the Pisan -- Shield and apron -- Parted per pale -- Pax vobiscum -- Marble couchant -- Marble rampant -- Franchise -- The Tyrrhene sea -- Fleur de lys. Text file produced by Tiffany Vergon, ckirschner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team The HTML file produced by David Widger "Val d'Arno" by John Ruskin is a collection of lectures focusing on Tuscan art, delivered during the late 19th century. The book explores the influence of prominent artists from Tuscany, particularly emphasizing the works of Niccola Pisano and his son Giovanni Pisano, as well as the political and cultural contexts surrounding their artistry. Through detailed analysis, Ruskin illustrates how the artistic expressions during this period both reflected and shaped the social and economic conditions of the time. At the start of the text, Ruskin introduces the historical importance of a significant event in Florence that took place six hundred twenty-three years prior—marking a shift in political power away from the feudal system towards greater freedoms and governance by the people. He sets the stage for a discussion of various Tuscan artists, commencing with Niccola Pisano, suggesting that an understanding of these figures is essential for appreciating the broader implications of their work. Ruskin briefly outlines the evolving relationships between political powers, particularly the Church and Imperial authority, and their reflections in the structures and sculptures of the time, indicating an intricate connection between art, governance, and community identity. This opening prepares the reader for a deeper examination of the implications of Tuscan art within its historical narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Art -- Italy -- Tuscany N PR Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: History - European 360813 360814 2024-10-04T07:46:04.271056 2023-10-04T07:24:38.455129 text/html text/html 362027 2013-05-17T11:44:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 130166 2013-05-17T11:45:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 201821 2024-10-04T07:46:10.669025 application/epub+zip 206159 2024-10-04T07:46:06.316103 application/epub+zip 206159 2024-10-04T07:46:05.082102 application/epub+zip 344061 2024-10-04T07:46:14.026043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325325 2024-10-04T07:46:09.884041 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333725 2022-09-04T10:49:36.351590 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318191 318048 2024-10-04T07:46:03.720059 2023-10-04T07:24:38.029104 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 317933 2013-05-17T11:44:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 125449 2013-05-17T11:45:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 317944 2013-05-17T11:44:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 125401 2013-05-17T11:45:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21984 2024-10-04T07:46:14.155025 application/rdf+xml 11116 2024-10-04T07:46:05.614062 image/jpeg 3003 2024-10-04T07:46:05.347053 image/jpeg 197487 2024-10-04T07:46:04.301075 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