
Inspired by Virgil's The Aeneid, the composition shows Dido on the far left in blue robes. This was one of ten paintings produced by Turner depicting the subject of the Carthaginian empire. This led to censure when developing this idea, they depicted religious figures as normal members of the working classes, with dirty clothes and fingernails instead of idealizing them.ĭido building Carthage, or The Rise of the Carthaginian Empire (1815) This was taken to heart by the Pre-Raphaelite who attempted to harmoniously incorporate religious devotion into their work. He consequently argued that the best way to portray faith, was not through epic religious scenes, but through the understanding and faithful depiction of nature and the human body.
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His views also helped to shape welfare reforms in Britain such as the introduction of a minimum wage, free school meals, and universal healthcare. His writings and the ideas in them brought new artists to prominence, encouraged the formation of the National Trust, and helped to protect the architecture of Venice. He also identified risks associated with the Industrial Revolution, such as pollution, many years before they were widely acknowledged. He was an advocate for new styles of painting, the protection of historic buildings, the conservation of natural landscapes, the education of women, and the improvement of conditions for the working classes.

The importance of nature, God, and society are reoccurring themes throughout his work and these driving forces formed the tenets of his forward-thinking beliefs. Although he is best known as an art critic and patron, he was a true polymath and was also a talented watercolorist, an engaging teacher, a respected geologist, and a campaigner for social and political change. An incredibly influential figure, who inspired people as diverse as Mahatma Ghandi, Leo Tolstoy, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Ruskin was a complex, intense, and incredibly articulate man.
