There is material enough in a single flower for the ornament of a score of cathedrals.
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Flowers seem intended for the solace of ordinary humanity.
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John Ruskin (207)
Birth: | 8th February, 1819 |
Death: | 20th January, 1900 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Critic, Painter, Writer |
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John Ruskin was born in London, England. He was an English art critic, writer and painter. He wrote on subjects as varied as geology, architecture, myth, ornithology, literature, education, botany and political economy. He studied at Christ Church, Oxford University. He served as Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford, where he established the Ruskin School of Drawing. His art works shown below: Bernese Oberland, The Garden of San Miniato near Florence, Tower of the Cathedral at Sens, Bellizona, Dawn, Coniston, and Tree Study. He wrote several books include: Modern Painters, The Seven Lamps of Architecture, Pre-Raphaelitism, The Stones of Venice, Political Economy of Art, Unto This Last, and Time and Tide.
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