John Ruskin

British · 1819–1900 · Painter, Printmaker

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English writer and art critic (1819–1900)

Born 1819, LondonDied 1900, ConistonOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q179126 ↗ULAN 500006262 ↗Museum works 24

freethoughtPre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

Also known as Dzhon Rëskin, J. Ruskin, John Rosukin, Jon Rasukin, Kata Phusin, Rŏsŭkʻin, Ruskin

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

John Ruskin, Loggia of the Ducal Palace, Venice — **Loggia of the Ducal Palace, Venice**1849–50 · Watercolor over graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1908 — Open Access (CC0)

John Ruskin, The Valley of Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland — **The Valley of Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland**ca. 1866 · Watercolor, gouache (bodycolor), pen and brown ink, over graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935 — Open Acces…

John Ruskin, Naples — **Naples**1841 (?) · Watercolor
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935 — Open Acces…

John Ruskin, The Lake of Zug — **The Lake of Zug**1888 · Etching and mezzotint; proof
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H…

John Ruskin, Tower of the Cathedral at Sens — **Tower of the Cathedral at Sens**c. 1845 · pen and brown ink, brush and black ink, black chalk, and watercolor over graphite on brown paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …

John Ruskin, Tree Study — **Tree Study**mid-1850s · pen and black ink with blue-gray and gray washes over graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of John Nichols Estabrook and Dorot…

John Ruskin, The Garden of San Miniato near Florence — **The Garden of San Miniato near Florence**1845 · watercolor and pen and black ink, heightened with white gouache, over graphite on wove paper laid down on thick, white paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Patrons' Permanent Fund — Open Access (CC0)

John Ruskin, Ornamental Study with Acanthus Motif for "The Stones of Venice" — **Ornamental Study with Acanthus Motif for "The Stones of Venice"**1849 · pen and brown ink with watercolor and graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …

John Ruskin, Gezicht op S. Anastasia te Verona, over de Adige — **Gezicht op S. Anastasia te Verona, over de Adige**1829 - 1900
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

John Ruskin, Bergkam aan het Meer van Genève — **Bergkam aan het Meer van Genève**1829 - 1900
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

John Ruskin, Bernese Oberland — **Bernese Oberland**1866
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

John Ruskin, Cascade de la Folie, Chamonix — **Cascade de la Folie, Chamonix**1849
Birmingham Museums Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Birmingham Museums Trust

John Ruskin, Lauffenburg on the Rhine — **Lauffenburg on the Rhine**1863
Birmingham Museums Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Birmingham Museums Trust

John Ruskin, Coast Scene near Dunbar — **Coast Scene near Dunbar**1847
Birmingham Museums Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Birmingham Museums Trust

John Ruskin, Byzantine Column Capital — **Byzantine Column Capital**n.d. · Pen and black ink, with brush and gray wash and white gouache, over taces of graphite, on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick — public domain (CC0)

John Ruskin, Viterbo — **Viterbo**c. 1840–49 · Graphite, with brush and watercolor and gouache, on gray wove paper, laid down on board
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Alfred E. Hamill — public domain (CC0)

John Ruskin, Peacock Feather — **Peacock Feather**1877 · Watercolor, over traces of graphite, on buff wove card
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick — public domain (CC0)

John Ruskin, Spanish Chestnut — **Spanish Chestnut**n.d. · Pen and brown ink, with brush and watercolor, over graphite, on ivory wove card
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick — public domain (CC0)

John Ruskin, Mont Saleve — **Mont Saleve**c. 1840 · Watercolor over graphite on cream wove paper, laid down on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago — public domain (CC0)

John Ruskin, Street in Bologna — **Street in Bologna**1845 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and gray and brown wash and white gouache, over graphite, on gray wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Charles Deering McCormick, Brooks McCormick…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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