Record Number: 30791

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Then to the Scuola of St Rocco where, with the help of the good old Ruskin, I got near to Tintoret[to].'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

31 Mar 1896

Country:

Italy

Time

morning

Place:

city: Venice
specific address: Scuola di San Rocco

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Gertrude Bell

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

16 Jul 1868

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Oxford graduate, language student, yet to take up formal occupation as archaeologist and political advisor

Religion:

Christian (Anglican) later declared herself atheist

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Italy

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

John Ruskin

Title:

Modern Painters, Vol. 2

Genre:

Arts / architecture

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

first published 1846

Provenance

unknown
probably owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

30791

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University Library University http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk

Additional Information:

Diary entry 31 March 1896, Venice http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/diary_details.php?diary_id=1635

Citation:

Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University Library University http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30791, accessed: 14 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

The Ruskin text consulted is identifiable through the following link http://www.victorianweb.org/painting/whh/replete/ruskin.html