Project Gutenberg 2006-12-04 Public domain in the USA. 437 Ruskin, John 1819 1900 Ruskin, J. (John) Lectures on Landscape Delivered at Oxford in Lent Term, 1871 Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Lectures on Landscape" by John Ruskin is a philosophical and artistic guide to the understanding of landscape painting, delivered as a series of lectures at Oxford during the early 1870s, specifically in the late Victorian era. This collection focuses on the relationship between natural scenery and human life, emphasizing the need for depth of emotion and intellectual engagement in the representation of landscapes. The work serves not only as an exploration of artistic techniques but also as a reflection on the broader implications of how landscapes can convey human experiences and emotions. In these lectures, Ruskin articulates his philosophy of landscape painting, grounding his arguments in the notion that true landscapes must relate directly to human life and sentiment. He draws on the works of famous artists like J.M.W. Turner to illustrate his points about capturing the essence of nature in connection with human experiences. Each lecture discusses different elements such as outline, light and shade, and color, stressing that the physical characteristics of nature should be depicted not for their own sake but for their implications on human existence. Through detailed analysis, Ruskin argues that the best landscapes are those that encapsulate the beauty and tragedy of human life, urging artists to elevate their work through passionate engagement with subject matter. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Landscape painting ND Text Art Category: Art Category: Philosophy & Ethics 140289 2025-08-08T11:36:39.813099 text/html 138628 2006-12-04T16:32:24 text/html 978547 2025-08-08T11:36:44.906106 application/epub+zip 975328 2025-08-08T11:36:41.604087 application/epub+zip 120181 2025-08-08T11:36:40.452091 application/epub+zip 1095360 2025-08-08T11:36:47.363081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1075854 2025-08-08T11:36:44.008090 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211640 2022-09-09T12:24:33.555552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120168 2025-08-08T11:36:39.417084 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 120141 2006-12-04T16:32:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 120155 2006-12-04T16:32:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20486 2025-08-08T11:36:47.503038 application/rdf+xml 13535 2025-08-08T11:36:40.955078 image/jpeg 3625 2025-08-08T11:36:40.704079 image/jpeg 46425 2006-12-04T16:32:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 872703 2006-12-04T16:32:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 46391 2006-12-04T16:32:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 944609 2025-08-08T11:36:39.868077 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia