01651cam a22003253u 4500 29907 UtSlPG 20260610133700.0 m cr n 260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 ND Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 Modern Painters, Volume 1 (of 5) Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2009 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Painters Release date is 2009-09-04 Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Marius Borror and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Modern Painters, Volume 1 (of 5)" by John Ruskin is a work of art criticism published in 1843. Written as a passionate defense of painter J. M. W. Turner, Ruskin argues that contemporary landscape artists surpass the old masters through accurate documentation of nature. The young critic distinguishes between surface appearances and deeper truths, claiming Turner evolved from detailed observation to profound insight into natural forces. This influential volume sparked debates about art's purpose and helped shape the Pre-Raphaelite movement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Aesthetics Painting https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29907 70755 70755