Kingfisher, John Ruskin, 1871.

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English writer, philosopher, art critic and polymath, was born 1819
The Wealth Of Life https://t.co/QEbY11K7uJ
"To see clearly is poetry, prophecy, and religion — all in one."

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Today is the 204th birthday of John Ruskin, who founded the Guild & whose ideas & ideals inspire our work today. Our logo, taken from Ruskin's copy of Carpaccio's St George, symbolises the challenge then & now: how might we tame the dragon of unfettered industrial capitalism?

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"When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece."

✒️ English author, critic, and academic, was 8 February 1819.

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John Ruskin, English writer, philosopher, art critic and polymath of the era d. 1900
The Wealth Of Life https://t.co/QEbY11KFkh
'There is no wealth but life. Life, including all its powers of love, of joy, and of admiration. That country is the richest which...'

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John Ruskin, Architectural Study: Three Sections of a Venetian Arcade, 19th century https://t.co/OS3F97noSA

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John Ruskin, Part of a Sketch of the Northwest Porch of St. Mark's, 1879 https://t.co/4UqCOi0Pdk

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John Ruskin, Architectural Study: Three Sections of a Venetian Arcade, 19th century https://t.co/OS3F97noSA

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"The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love color the most."- John Ruskin, 
Miniature art on canvas workshop by Khanoom Jaipur.
https://t.co/z4K3bU5Xuu

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John Ruskin, Architectural Study: Three Sections of a Venetian Arcade, 19th century https://t.co/OS3F97noSA

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John Ruskin, Part of a Sketch of the Northwest Porch of St. Mark's, 1879 https://t.co/4UqCOi0hnM

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John Ruskin, Part of a Sketch of the Northwest Porch of St. Mark's, 1879 https://t.co/4UqCOi0hnM

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John Ruskin, Architectural Study: Three Sections of a Venetian Arcade, 19th century https://t.co/OS3F97noSA

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John Ruskin, Part of a Sketch of the Northwest Porch of St. Mark's, 1879 https://t.co/4UqCOi0hnM

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John Ruskin, Architectural Study: Three Sections of a Venetian Arcade, 19th century https://t.co/OS3F97noSA

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John Ruskin, Part of a Sketch of the Northwest Porch of St. Mark's, 1879 https://t.co/4UqCOi0hnM

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