RUSKIN, JOHN

(1819-1900), Brit. art critic, teacher and writer, and social reformer; 6. London, Feb. 8; s. of prosperous wine merchant from Scotland; ed. by mother and private tutors, than at Christ’s Church, Oxford: seria 1842; from childhood devo’ Ww his where he spent, his latterly with clouded mind. His views on art, education, social and moral questions, are embodied in many books and lectures, among others, Modern Painters, 1843-60; Seven Lamps of Architecture, 1849; Stones of Venice, 1851-53; Notes on the Constitution of Sheepfolds, 1851; Lectures on Architecture and Painting (2 vols), 1854; Polittcal Economy of Art, 1857; Munera Pulver is, 1862-63; Unto this Last, 1862; Sesame and Lilies (his most popular work), 1865; Crown of Wild Ole, 1866; Queen of the Arr, 1869; Fors 1872; Laws of Fesole, 1877-79; at Praeteriia, his autobiography, he worked till 1888. R.’s style is remarkable— long, rhythmical sentences; he paints pictures with words; he ranks among greatest modern prose-writers.