Written to accompany the Arundel Society’s woodcuts of the Arena Chapel frescoes, Ruskin’s notice sketches what is known of Giotto and then walks through the paintings in order: Joachim’s rejected offering, the angel appearing to Anna, the life of the Virgin and the life and Passion of Christ, noting the artist’s tenderness and narrative skill.
Ruskin at his most illuminating as a guide to one of the great monuments of Western painting. Download the free EPUB.