John Ruskin, the Pre-Raphaelites, and Religious Imagination: Sacre Conversazioni

John Ruskin, the Pre-Raphaelites, and Religious Imagination: Sacre Conversazioni
ISBN-10
3031215540
ISBN-13
9783031215544
Category
Religion
Pages
323
Language
English
Published
2023-06-26
Publisher
Springer Nature
Authors
Sheona Beaumont, Madeleine Emerald Thiele

Description

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’.

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