John Ruskin, the Pre-Raphaelites, and religious imagination : sacre conversazioni / edited by Sheona Beaumont, Madeleine Emerald Thiele.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beaumont, Sheona, editor.

Thiele, Madeleine Emerald, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.

Ruskin, John.

Christianity and art--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Christianity and art.

Painting, British--19th century--Themes, motives.

Painting, British.

Art, British--19th century--Themes, motives.

Art, British.

Pre-Raphaelites--Great Britain.

Pre-Raphaelites.

Art, British--Themes, motives.

Painting, British--Themes, motives.

Great Britain.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

175 pages illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : PALGRAVE MACMILLAN, 2023.

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, an imprint of Springer Nature Switzerland, [2023]

Summary:

"This volume presents a collection of essays by leading experts which examine nineteenth century ideas about Christian theology, art, architecture, restoration, and curatorial practice. The volume unveils the importance of John Ruskin's writing for today's audience, and allies it with the dynamism of the Pre-Raphaelite religious imagination. Ruskin's drawings and daguerreotypes, as well as Pre-Raphaelite paintings, stained glass, and engravings, are shown to be alive with visual theology: artists such as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, Edward Burne-Jones, and Evelyn de Morgan illuminate aspects of faith and aesthetics. The interdisciplinary nature of this volume encourages reflection upon praise, truth, and beauty. The aesthetic conversations between Ruskin and the Pre-Raphaelites themselves become a form of 'sacra conversazione'." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Earth and Heaven: Ruskin on Dirt, Work, and Beauty

3. Ruskins Venice: Embracing Sacred Fragments of Imperfect Beauty

4. Those are Leaves: Ruskins Analogical Imagination and the Pre-Raphaelite Theology of Nature

5. Sounds and Visions at The Chapel of St Michael and All Angels. 6. Ruskin, Rossetti, and the Sacra Conversazione of Colour

7. The Loveliest Traditions of the Christian Legend: Ruskin, Burne-Jones, and the Imaging of the Cross

8. Crystal Balls: Visions of Creation in the Art of Burne-Jones

9. A World Without Ceiling: Mary Wattss Language of Symbols at Limnerslease

10. Victorian Exodus: Visualising the Old Testament in Dalziels Bible Gallery (1881)

11. Heaven on Earth: Evelyn De Morgans Rejection of Materialism

12. Art on Sundays: Henrietta Barnett and the Whitechapel Fine Art Loan Exhibitions

13. Envoi.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9783031215537

3031215532

OCLC:

1355051504

Publisher Number:

99994206120