Aiguille Stucture, by John Ruskin (original) (raw)

Aiguille Stucture

John Ruskin

1856

Ruskin's drawings engraved by J. C. Armytage

Source: Works, Facing VI, 200.

Learning how to see using both art and geology: Ruskin's illustrations for Modern Painters IV, Chapter 13, "Of the Sculpture of Mountains: — Secondly, the Central Peaks." Compare The Aigiulle Blaitiere, a more artistic rendering of mountain glory.

Scanned image and text by George P. Landow

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