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 Project Gutenberg 2009-09-04 Public domain in the USA. 1253 Ruskin, John 1819 1900 Ruskin, J. (John) Modern Painters, Volume 1 (of 5) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Painters Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Marius Borror and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Modern Painters, Volume 1" by John Ruskin is a critical treatise on landscape painting written in the mid-19th century. The work challenges contemporary art criticism and defends the significance of true artistic representation, particularly through the works of artists like Turner. It serves as both a critique of modern artistic conventions and a celebration of fidelity to nature in art. The opening of the volume presents Ruskin's prefaces, where he outlines his motivations for writing the book, primarily in response to what he perceives as shallow and misleading critiques of art in periodicals of his time. He reflects on the duty of artists and critics to convey the beauty and truth of nature, arguing that many contemporary artists fail to engage profoundly with the natural world. Through a passionate defense of the values of true artistry, Ruskin sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of landscape painting, conveying his belief in its potential moral and emotional power. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Aesthetics Painting ND Text Category: Art 1375657 2025-08-12T09:48:15.074844 text/html 1365280 2009-09-04T15:26:24 text/html 792644 2025-08-12T09:48:33.674716 application/epub+zip 812478 2025-08-12T09:48:20.178850 application/epub+zip 554434 2025-08-12T09:48:17.886786 application/epub+zip 1279862 2025-08-12T09:48:43.243662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1168934 2025-08-12T09:48:31.777778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 893094 2022-09-14T03:33:15.094865 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1209515 2025-08-12T09:48:13.034843 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1205746 2009-09-04T15:26:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1209332 2009-09-04T15:28:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19920 2025-08-12T09:48:43.397676 application/rdf+xml 15082 2025-08-12T09:48:18.462789 image/jpeg 3747 2025-08-12T09:48:18.175784 image/jpeg 429502 2009-09-04T15:35:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 694254 2009-09-04T15:35:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 429674 2009-09-04T15:35:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 775483 2025-08-12T09:48:15.178819 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia