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NorthWest Angle Facade St Marks Venice
Presented by the Art Fund 1914
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Venice, San Marco
<p>John Ruskin undertook a detailed study of the façade of<span> St Mark’s</span> in the years before beginning his book <span>The Stones of Venice</span> in 1851. He made measurements, diagrams and daguerreotypes as well as drawings and watercolours. This representation differs from conventional views of the landmark. The section of wall fills the paper in a relief of light and shadow.</p><p>Ruskin saw the Venetian Gothic style of architecture as appropriate for modern Britain, at that time a maritime trading nation as Venice had once been. Round arches, columns, capitals and polychrome brick became a familiar feature of Victorian architecture.</p><p><em>Gallery label, October 2013</em></p>
paper unique watercolour graphite
30 May 2002 – 6 January 2003
2003-01-06
30 May 2002 – 8 September 2002
2002-09-08
2002-05-30
Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)
http://www.cccb.org/cat/cccb.htm
15 October 2002 – 6 January 2003
2003-01-06
2002-10-15
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia (Madrid, Spain)
2002-05-30
Gaudi. Surroundings
Loan-out
3 May 2013 – 29 March 2015
2015-03-29
3 May 2013 – 29 March 2015
2015-03-29
2013-05-03
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2013-05-03
Gallery 8
Collection based display
11 May 2016 – 25 September 2016
2016-09-25
11 May 2016 – 25 September 2016
2016-09-25
2016-05-11
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2016-05-11
Painting with Light: Art and Photography from the Pre-Raphaelites to the modern age
Exhibition
26 January 2019 – 15 September 2019
2019-09-15
26 January 2019 – 22 April 2019
2019-04-22
2019-01-26
Two Temple Place (London, UK)
29 May 2019 – 15 September 2019
2019-09-15
2019-05-29
Millennium Gallery (Sheffield, UK)
http://www.sheffieldgalleries.org.uk
2019-01-26
John Ruskin: Seeing Beauty, Inspiring Minds
Loan-out
The North-West Angle of the Facade of St Mark’s, Venice
support: 940 × 610 mm
Presented by the <a href="/search?gid=999999968" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Art Fund</a> 1914
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<p>John Ruskin undertook a detailed study of the façade of<i> St Mark’s</i> in the years before beginning his book <i>The Stones of Venice</i> in 1851. He made measurements, diagrams and daguerreotypes as well as drawings and watercolours. This representation differs from conventional views of the landmark. The section of wall fills the paper in a relief of light and shadow. </p>
<p>Ruskin saw the Venetian Gothic style of architecture as appropriate for modern Britain, at that time a maritime trading nation as Venice had once been. Round arches, columns, capitals and polychrome brick became a familiar feature of Victorian architecture.</p>
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