Project Gutenberg 2013-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 555 Ruskin, John 1819 1900 Ruskin, J. (John) Modern Painters, Volume 5 (of 5) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Painters Produced by Marius Masi, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Modern Painters, Volume 5" by John Ruskin is a comprehensive art critical work written in the mid-19th century. This volume completes Ruskin's examination of art, particularly focusing on concepts of beauty related to nature, including discussions on leaves, clouds, and their aesthetic significance in painting. The exploration interlaces art theory with deep observations of nature, showcasing the relationship between artistic expression and the natural world. The opening of the volume features a preface where Ruskin reflects on the extensive time taken to prepare this work and describes the challenges he faced during its creation. He shares insights into his studies, including his examination of J.M.W. Turner’s artworks and the labor involved in preserving and analyzing Turner’s sketches at the National Gallery. Through his narrative, Ruskin sets the stage for a thoughtful exploration of nature's beauty, preparing readers for a detailed examination of leaf and cloud aesthetics as well as the philosophical underpinnings of art and creativity that he will discuss in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Aesthetics Painting ND Text Category: Art Category: Philosophy & Ethics 1121871 2025-08-18T04:06:29.290149 text/html 1091991 2024-10-23T20:07:52 text/html 7021885 2025-08-18T04:06:49.125596 application/epub+zip 7039925 2025-08-18T04:06:35.110100 application/epub+zip 491455 2025-08-18T04:06:32.563120 application/epub+zip 7410098 2025-08-18T04:06:58.757559 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7337171 2025-08-18T04:06:46.911542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 770755 2022-09-20T08:21:48.245236 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 952493 2025-08-18T04:06:26.791136 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 932625 2024-10-23T20:07:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16371 2025-08-18T04:06:58.946478 application/rdf+xml 14914 2025-08-18T04:06:33.168103 image/jpeg 3719 2025-08-18T04:06:32.874109 image/jpeg 6872351 2025-08-18T04:06:29.672127 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