English language
Published Nov. 10, 1979 by Garland Pub..
The stones of Venice
Connoisseurship, criticism, and art history in the nineteenth century
by John Ruskin
John Ruskin: The stones of Venice (1979, Garland Pub.)
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The Stones of Venice is a three-volume treatise on Venetian art and architecture by English art historian John Ruskin, first published from 1851 to 1853.
The Stones of Venice examines Venetian architecture in detail, describing for example over eighty churches. Ruskin discusses architecture of Venice's Byzantine, Gothic, and Renaissance periods, and provides a general history of the city.
Subjects
- Architecture -- Italy -- Venice