... . Ruskin is best known for his monumental studies of architecture and its social and historical implications described in The Seven Lamps of Architecture and its sequel, The Stones of Venice. Ruskin was born February 8, 1819, in London and educated at the University of Oxford. His youthful passions for art, literature, and travel were encouraged by his father, a wealthy merchant. The story of his early years was told by Ruskin himself in ... his last work, an unfinished autobiography, Praeterita. His main theme, the relationship between art ... ...

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