John Ruskin wrote these six mornings for English travellers who wanted to see Florence properly rather than hurry through it. He begins at Santa Croce with Giotto’s frescoes and moves on to Santa Maria Novella, the Spanish Chapel and the reliefs of Giotto’s bell-tower, scolding guidebooks, retelling the life of St. Francis and teaching the reader how to look.
Opinionated, eloquent and still useful to anyone with a day in Florence and an interest in early Italian art. Download the free EPUB.