The Victorian age was defined by new industries, new technologies, new knowledg. John Ruskin hated the effets of industrialisation, but he admired science itself, in this talk, John Holmes, will explore how Ruskin and the pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood sought to re-establish art on scientific principles. Encouraged by Ruskin and his writings on art, the pre-Raphaelite replicated the precision and rigor of the sciences acro their work. From painting to sculpture and even poetry. The pre-Raphaelite artists and collaborated directly with Ruskin and his circle in building new museums to teach and celebrate modern science.
