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Mornings in Florence
John Ruskin
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God coming down from it.
These three things Giotto taught, and men believed, in his day. Of which Faith you shall next see brighter work; only before we leave the cloister, I want to sum for you one or two of the instant and evident technical changes produced in the school of Florence by this teaching.
One of quite the first results of Giotto's simply looking at things as they were, was his finding out that a red thing was red, and a brown thing brown, and a white thing white—all over.
The Greeks had painted anything anyhow,—gods black, horses red, lips and cheeks white; and when the Etruscan vase expanded into a Cimabue picture, or a Tafi mosaic, still,—except that the Madonna was to have a blue dress, and everything else as much gold on it as could be managed,—there was very little advance in notions of colour. Suddenl. . . Read More
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Изключително неприятен господин е Джон Ръскин. Във филма "Г-н Търнър" го бяха представили като заекващ сноб, когото Търнър презираше. Тогава ми се стори грубо и неоправдано, но след този суетен пътеводител, който зарязах малко след средата, мога да се съглася, че Майк Лий е бил близо до истината. Ак
Parts of this are very inspiring but it isn’t a book I would think of as a must read unless you are planning a trip to Florence.
One of the greatest books on Italian Art ever. The most accessible work of a feisty genius of a victorian art critic and Oxford Don. This book teaches you how to approach a work of art. Ruskin put everything he had into the works he examined, which was not negligible.
Ruskin es, con toda su candidez y su erudición, pura delicia.
Immeasurable insight from Ruskin. Best described as an unconventional guide to Florentine art and architecture, not without his insertions of critiques and lessons. It will make an invaluable (and enlightening) companion to the city.