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John Ruskin

28 works

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Pencil and watercolor study of a budding sycamore tree with pale grey shading behind its branches.

Budding Sycamore

c. 1876

Merganser

February 29, 1890

Street in Bologna

1845

Watercolour of a ruined stone tower and steps above a hazy blue mountain valley, with small figures in the foreground.

Italian mountain scene

1833

Pencil and watercolor landscape of craggy limestone cliffs, a tower and buildings at right, under a cloudy sky.

Mont Saleve

c. 1840

Pencil and wash drawing of a palazzo, tower and domed church with figures near an arched doorway under cloudy sky.

Viterbo

c. 1840-49

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a receding loggia with Corinthian capitals, Gothic arches and a tower in Venice.

Loggia of the Ducal Palace, Venice

1849-50

Pencil sketch of fortresses and a castle on rocky cliffs in mountainous Tyrol, with a small chapel on a distant peak.

Fortresses in Tyrol, near Mals (recto); Castle in Lenzburg (verso)

1839/1900

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a gnarled tree trunk with drooping leaves above a steep, rocky hillside in blue-gray washes.

Spanish Chestnut

n.d.

Pencil sketch of a thistle with a spiky flower head and thorny stems on pale paper, dated 1882.

St. Cergues

1882

Pen and ink drawing of a rushing torrent through a steep rocky gorge with distant mountain peaks under a pale sky.

Torrent in Tyrol

n.d.

Watercolor study of a peacock feather with a blue and red eye-spot at top, signed J. Ruskin, Brantwood, 1877.

Peacock Feather

1877

Loose pencil and watercolor sketch of a river rushing over rocks through a wooded gorge, labeled Greta.

Greta

1876

Pen and ink botanical study of Salvia Silvarum flower parts with lettered details, by John Ruskin, 1881.

Salvia Silvarum

1881

Grey and white watercolor study of an ornate carved column capital with scrolling foliage and rosette motifs.

Byzantine Column Capital

n.d.

Pencil and watercolor study of a Gothic arch with figures in a tympanum, pinnacles, and a column, numbered No. 23.

Design for an Arch

n.d.

Watercolor of a deep Swiss alpine valley with steep cliffs, a village on the valley floor, and distant snowy peaks.

The Valley of Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

ca. 1866

Pencil and wash sketch of Naples rooftops with a smoking volcano and mountains in the distance.

Naples

1841 (?)

Brown wash drawing of a stone arched bridge with pinnacles, houses and a distant town beneath a cloudy sky.

Bridge at Croyland

c. 1860-69

Pencil and watercolor sketch of shrubs and trees on a rocky outcrop under a dark cloud sky.

Shrubs and Trees in Rocky Landscape

c. 1845

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a Gothic cathedral tower beside an arcaded gallery and a warm-toned wall with a gargoyle.

Tower of the Cathedral at Sens

c. 1845

Pale watercolor study of a birch tree beside a curving path, with feathery trees fading into mist on the right.

Tree Study

mid-1850s

Pencil and watercolor ornamental studies of stylized acanthus leaves with labeled figures on a pale sheet.

Ornamental Study with Acanthus Motif for "The Stones of Venice"

1849