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

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

Ruskin's Educational series, 1st ed. (1871)

Ruskin's first catalogue of 300 works for the instruction of undergraduates and his notes on the use of particular examples.

Educational 1 cover

Catalogue of the Educational Series / 7. Zoology (Nos. 101—125) Elementary Zoology. Lions.—Birds.—Serpents

    • unidentified - Photograph of Nicola Pisano's Siena Pulpit 101 Pulpit at Siena with supporting animals. P
    • unidentified - Photograph of the Foot of Nicola Pisano's Siena Pulpit 102 Foot of the same, seen from the opposite side. P
    • Ruskin, John - Sketch of Lioness and Cubs from Nicola Pisano's Siena Pulpit 103 Lioness and cubs. From the same . Sketch on the spot. M
    • 104 Studies of the Cubs, separately.M

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    • Ruskin, John - Drawing of a Lion's Profile, from an Egyptian Sculpture 106 Lion’s profile. Egyptian sculpture. M
    • Ruskin, John - Drawing of a Lion's Profile from a Greek Coin 107 Lion’s profile. Greek sculpture. M
    • 108 Lions and Gryphons, as solar powers. Greek and Egyptian. E
    • Dürer, Albrecht - Saint Jerome in his Study 109 St. Jerome and his Lion. (Dürer). E
    • unidentified - Photograph of the Sculpture of the Lion of Saint Mark in the Piazzetta, Venice 110 St. Mark’s Lion. 12th Century (wings modern). Venice. P
    • Ruskin, John - Drawing of a red Parrot and Plant from Carpaccio's "Saint George baptises the Selenites" 111 Red Parrot. Study after Carpaccio: real size. M
    • unidentified - A Cockatoo and a Parrot 112 Dutch Parrots and Cockatoo.E
    • Ruskin, John - Sketch of an Eagle from Giovanni Pisano's Pulpit in the Duomo, Pisa 113 Eagle. (Giovanni Pisano.) Sketch at Pisa. M
    • unidentified - Three Eagles, and an Outline for drawing an Eagle 114 Dutch Eagles, academically treated. Example of base work. E
    • 115 Eagle’s Head (common Golden). From life. M
    • Ruskin, John - The Head of a Kite, from Life 116 Kite’s Head. From life. M
    • Ruskin, John - Drawing of a Falcon in the Ormesby Psalter 117 Falcon. Enlarged from 14th century illumination in Bodleian Library. M
    • H.K. - Four Studies of Swans 118 Dutch Swans, academically treated. Example of base work. E
    • 119 Crane (?).Nuremberg woodcut. E

      • 120

      • “Woolly Bird” (unknown to modern science), and
      • Sea Eagle.
      Nuremberg woodcut. E
    • 121 Viper. Study after Carpaccio: real size. M
    • 122 Skull of Rattlesnake.A
    • 123 Profile and full face of Rattlesnake. From life. M
    • 124 Profile and full face of Cobra. From life. M
    • 125 Cerastes. From life; seen from above, and full front. M

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