The Elements of Drawing, John Ruskin’s teaching collection at Oxford

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Detail of the Equestrian Statue on the Summit of the Tomb of Cangrande I della Scala, Verona John Ruskin

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    • Western Art Print Room

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Ruskin's Catalogues

  • Ruskin's Standard & Reference series (1872)

    63 Details of the ornamentation of the Statue on the summit of the Tomb of Can Grande. Verona M

    (These had to be drawn while holding on with one hand to the horse’s neck, or the rider’s saddle, for the ledge is too narrow to stand upright on; but the leaf pattern of the horse-cloth is carefully given.) And the other details are not without interest. Compare R 24 and 25.

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