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Aratra Pentelici Seven Lectures on the Elements of Sculpture - Given before the University of Oxford in Michaelmas Term 1870 - cover

Aratra Pentelici Seven Lectures on the Elements of Sculpture - Given before the University of Oxford in Michaelmas Term 1870

John Ruskin

Publisher: Good Press

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This book contains seven lectures delivered by John Ruskin on the subject of sculpture. The topics discussed are: on the divisions of the arts, idolatry, imagination, likeness, structure, the School of Athens, and the relation between Michelangelo and Tintoret. With his characteristic wit and erudition, Ruskin provides a fascinating glimpse into the minds of the great sculptors of the past, and offers his own unique perspectives on the art form.
Available since: 12/04/2019.
Print length: 2019 pages.

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