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

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Photograph of the Centre of Carpaccio's "Arrival of the English Ambassadors" from the "Legend of Saint Ursula" Carlo Naya, firm

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    • Western Art Print Room

Position in Ruskin’s Collection

Ruskin's Catalogues

  • Ruskin's Rudimentary series, 3rd ed. (1872)

    R|107} The centre of Carpaccio’s picture above-named, on larger scale. P.
  • Ruskin's Rudimentary series 4th ed. (1872)

    R|107} The centre of Carpaccio’s picture above-named, on larger scale. P.
  • Ruskin's Rudimentary series, 5th ed. (1873)

    R|107} The centre of Carpaccio’s picture above-named, on larger scale. P.
  • Ruskin's revision to the Rudimentary series (1878)

    remains 107.

    The central portion of the above-mentioned picture exquisitely photographed. The fine principal figures on the right cannot be surpassed in Italian work for realistic portraiture. The face of the king seems to me a very curious ideal for the father of St. Ursula, but probably Carpaccio knew more of physiognomy than I do. The R. embroidered tapestry behind the figures is in the real painting quite one of the most wonderful pieces of showering jewellery that I have ever seen produced by art. It will be noticed that the light of it, a little concentrated above the king’s crown, makes him more principal. The square tablet above the nearer figure is to the composition of this part of the picture exactly what Prout’s horse-shoe is to the whole of the house (No. 85.) Students who have gone through the exercises ordered upon No. 104. will have pleasure in looking at the little weeds which are used for symmetrical floral decoration at the bottom of the picture.

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