Frondes Agrestes: Readings in 'Modern Painters'

John Ruskin (1819–1900) was a prominent Victorian-era English critic of art, architecture, and society, as well as an influential thinker and philanthropist. His works are characterized by the depth and variety of his interests, which ranged from geology to poetry, art, and social theory. Ruskin's 'Frondes Agrestes: Readings in 'Modern Painters'' is a curated selection of passages from his larger ...