Painting as a Pastime vs The Seven Lamps of Architecture: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Painting, Essays
Painting as a Pastime
"'Happy are the painters, for they shall not be lonely' The perfect antidote to the depression that blighted his working life, Sir Winston Churchill took to painting with gusto following his ejection from the Admiralty…
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The Seven Lamps of Architecture
Beauty, life, memory, obedience, power, sacrifice, and truth – these are the seven lamps of architecture. In this illustrated edition, Ruskin explains that the value of architecture hinges on both “the image it bears of…
The verdict
- Readers rate Painting as a Pastime highest: Painting as a Pastime 4.3 · The Seven Lamps of Architecture 3.8.
- Painting as a Pastime is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 3 for The Seven Lamps of Architecture.
- Painting as a Pastime has the widest readership — 1214 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Painting as a Pastime | The Seven Lamps of Architecture | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.4 (1214) | 3.8 (960) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (5) | 3.2 (4) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (6) | — |
Reception
| Painting as a Pastime | The Seven Lamps of Architecture | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1214 | 960 |
| Editions | 49 | 245 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 3502 |
| Reading it now | — | 178 |
| Written reviews | — | 45 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1254 |
| Pages | 68 | 206 |