A Venetian love story unfolds as readers follow the true story of historian and author John Ruskin and his journey of healing in the city of Venice in 1876. Recovering from the death of his clandestine love, Ruskin rediscovers art through the paintings of 15th-century artist Vittore Carpaccio. 60 color photos and illustrations.
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A Venetian love story unfolds as readers follow the true story of historian and author John Ruskin and his journey of healing in the city of Venice in 1876. Recovering from the death of his clandestine love, Ruskin rediscovers art through the paintings of 15th-century artist Vittore Carpaccio. 60 color photos and illustrations.
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Seller's Description:
Ann Field. Very Good + in very good + jacket. 82 p.; incl. notes and bibliography. The true story of John Ruskin's love for the young Irish girl Rose LaTouche, retold using material from their letters and other writings and the paintings of Vittore Carpaccio. The time period is late 1876 to early 1877, a year after Rose's death, as Ruskin sought solace in Venice for his bereavement.
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Seller's Description:
Fine in Fine jacket. Fine in Fine jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 81 with bibliography. John Ruskin 1819-1900, homes and haunts Italy, venice. A true tale. collages by Ann Field, "The love of her is a religion to me-it waste and parches me", John Ruskin about Rose La Touche. clean tight copy.
