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In old times men used their powers of painting to show the objects of faith, in later times they use the objects of faith to show their powers of painting.   Ruskin, John


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John Ruskin (February 8, 1819 January 20, 1900) was an English author, poet and artist, although more famous for his work as art critic and social critic. Ruskin's thinking on art and architecture became the thinking of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. · Can we improve this biography? Post your version

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