tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7700894621471344950.post7399410451447720680..comments2024-01-11T22:43:16.003+00:00Comments on Pre Raphaelite Influenced Art: A letter from John Ruskin to Effie GrayHermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7700894621471344950.post-3114249967957160042011-06-16T07:10:19.217+01:002011-06-16T07:10:19.217+01:00I think the letter comes from a fascinating recent...I think the letter comes from a fascinating recent find:<br /><br />http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=9&ved=0CDcQFjAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rgu.ac.uk%2Fpressrel%2FTreasure%2520trove%2520find%2520of%2520Ruskin%2520letters%2520by%2520RGU%2520academic%2520of%2520historical%2520importance.doc&ei=HZ35TYuaNZGzhAeg3OSuAw&usg=AFQjCNEGi8WVgt2MjG1Op1gJUUh5cjlYuA&sig2=lMX6-9y_fUn2C24zdqXiBQHermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7700894621471344950.post-90804662827905548882011-06-15T20:22:55.534+01:002011-06-15T20:22:55.534+01:00Well you know what they say, them that can do, do ...Well you know what they say, them that can do, do and those who can't, become art critics?<br /><br />Who knows what went on in Ruskin's head?Natja's Natteringshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02345321471190596172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7700894621471344950.post-38088224953065395602011-06-15T15:45:22.025+01:002011-06-15T15:45:22.025+01:00How did you find this letter? I would have burnt i...How did you find this letter? I would have burnt it, had I been Ruskin.<br /><br />He may have been a very bright man and a decent writer, but he was far from a sensitive human being. Winding clefts and dark places? oh dear. Poor Effie.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com