Il Paradiso
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Il Paradiso is a massive oil painting on canvas that dominates the main hall of the Doge's Palace, which hosted the Great Council of Venice. It is one of the largest paintings on canvas in the world a
Gloria del Paradiso (1588-1592) by Tintoretto
Das Paradies Jacopo Tintoretto
Palazzo Ducale Venice 09
Sala del Maggior Consiglio di Palazzo Ducale
John Ruskin
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John Ruskin was an English polymath – a writer, lecturer, art historian, art critic, draughtsman and philanthropist of the Victorian era. He wrote on subjects as varied as art, architecture, political
Il Paradiso
…centre of this path is the radiant figure of a semi-veiled Archangel. The composition is crowded with around 500 figures, depicted in detail. Of it, John Ruskin said, "I have no hesitation in asserting this picture to be by far the most precious work of art of any kind whatsoever, now existing in the world…
Ruskin in 1863
1843 portrait of John Ruskin by William Powell Frith, from the collection of Andrew Rhys Young, New York
The grave of John James Ruskin, father of John Ruskin, in the churchyard of St John the Evangelist, Shirley, Croydon
Portrait of John Ruskin by James Northcote, 1822