Museum Collections (8 total)
Use this list to explore the collections, archive and historical events of the the Manchester Art Museum.
There Is No Wealth But Life, Annual Report of the Art Museum and University Settlement, 1902
1902, There Is No Wealth But Life, Annual Report of the Art Museum and University Settlement, 1902, Manchester Art Museum and University Settlement
The moral and social philosophy John Ruskin was a strong influence on the founders of both the Art Museum and the University Settlement. This quote is…
Tags: John Ruskin, Manchester Art Museum, Manchester University Settlement
Study of Willow Leaves
Study of Willow Leaves, John Ruskin, c1857
This study of leaves was one of the first pieces bought by the Art Museum Committee and was typical of the artworks used for teaching about the…
Tags: John Ruskin, Nature
Ruskin
Ruskin, Robert Bryden, 1901
This woodcut print is taken from a photograph of John Ruskin taken by the London studio of Elliott and Fry in 1882.
Tags: John Ruskin
Marine Dabblers
Marine Dabblers, J M W Turner, William Say (printer), 1811
Turner collected 71 prints for his Liber Studiorum (literally, Book of Studies) intended to demonstrate his mastery of landscape art, including marine…
Tags: JMW Turner, John Ruskin, Seascape
Facade of The Doge's Palace, Venice. Head of Adam
Facade of The Doge's Palace, Venice. Head of Adam, John Ruskin, c1845
Ruskin made numerous watercolour sketches of architectural details for his three volume book, The Stones of Venice (1851-53). When the displays of the…