Ruskin's Rose : A Venetian Love Story

by Field, Ann; Balia, Mimma; Lovric, Michelle

• ISBN13: 9781579651374
• ISBN10: 1579651372
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Workman Pub Co

Summary

Venice can be a dangerous place for a man's emotions--particularly at Christmas, particularly if he's the grief-stricken art historian John Ruskin. In 1876, a year after the death of his clandestine love, Rose La Touche, Ruskin arrived in the city of canals and arched bridges. The author of such acclaimed books as Modern Painters and The Stones of Venice, Ruskin suddenly found himself adrift without his Rose. He'd seen his own youthful marriage scandalously annulled; he had lost his faith, his love, his fortune. It was time to heal.Ruskin's Rose tells the unforgettable story of Ruskin's relationship and of his time in Venice, when he rediscovered art through the paintings of fifteenth-century artist Vittore Carpaccio. Gorgeously illustrated with photographs of letters, maps, flowers, lockets, and other artifacts, this tale will stir the heart of every reader.

Author Biography

Mimma Balia is an art teacher who lives in Venice, near the Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, which houses Carpaccio's paintings of Saint George and the dragon Michelle Lovric writes, researches, and designs illustrated anthologies and children's books. She splits her time between London and Venice. Ann Field's collages and illustrations have been exhibited worldwide and featured in magazines and books. Born and raised in England, she lives in southern California

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Losing, Finding, Losing Love	1	(14)
Venice, 1876	15	(6)
Carpaccio's Fairy Tales	21	(12)
The Christmas Story	33	(14)
Acqua Alta	47	(9)
The Carpaccio Gallery	56	(11)
Notes to the Reader	67