The nature of Gothic : a chapter of The stones of Venice (1892)
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900, Morris, William, 1834-1896, Kelmscott Press · Hammersmith : Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press ; London and Orpington : Published by George Allen · leaf 80
sition of the Sensualists,in treatment of landscape, is lessdistinctly marked than in that ofthe figure, because even the wild/est passions of nature are noble :but the inclination is manifestedby carelessness in marking generic form in treesand flowers: by their preferring confused and ir/regular… … Naturalism is consistent with the perfection of the things inwhich it is found; and by their imperfect render^-ing of the elements of strength and beauty in allthings. I propose to work out this subject fullyin the last volume of Modern Painters; but Itrust that enough has been here said to…
Architecture, Gothic
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