Works of John Ruskin: Volume 24, Giotto and His Works in Padua; The Cavalli Monuments; Guide to the Academy, Venice; St Mark's Rest

The influence of John Ruskin (1819-1900), both on his own time and on artistic and social developments in the twentieth century, cannot be over-stated. He changed Victorian perceptions of art, and was the main influence behind 'Gothic revival' architecture. As a social critic, he argued for the improvement of the condition of the poor, and against the increasing mechanisation of work in factories,...