About the Author Englishman John Ruskin was the leading art and cultural critic of the 19th Century; his books and writings on art, fiction, architecture, and political and social thought were widely read and quite influential. Ruskin's books have been the essential guides to learn how to draw for more than a century. Read more
C**T
Typeset is bad.
The type is difficult to read making the book useless to me.
J**D
Great nothing derogatory too mention
Great nothing derogatory too mention
K**R
arty
Excellent intro to art. Of course very 19th century but still illuminating . Stones of Venice even better. John ruskin
K**Y
Five Stars
So much info!
J**R
Excellent every artist should have a copy
Excellent this is the man. To bad all critiques aren't as integrity driven as Ruskin. He really has a way of putting into words what art and the artistic eye is without all the bolder dash that now plagues most critics. And a damn good teacher as well.
D**L
A must read for all artists
The entire book is great. For anyone who draws or wants a better understanding of why viewing art is such a rich experience read this book. For the artist, invaluable. I read it and reread this book and it always reveals more. Especially illuminating are his writings on JMW Turner's watercolors.
M**Y
I really like this edition of this classic
I'm really enjoying this annotated version of this classic on drawing. Glad I got this one with so many to chose from.
T**G
Really small type
It's nicely bound. The text was not typeset, it is scanned so it's a little rough. Also the text is VERY small making it difficult to read. I believe this work is in the public domain, so if you have a tablet you can download for free or nearly free.
