Ruskin's Catalogue of Examples (1870)
Ruskin's first catalogue with notes containing his plans for the Standard, Reference and Educational series.
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Print of the Decoration on a Greek Amphora, showing Apollo and Creusa P. Bineteau
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Ruskin text
23 E. Apollo and Creusa. Le Normand, tom. ii. pl 13.Outline with pencil, wash with red, draw with the pen, and lay the black round with the brush.
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Curator’s description:
Description
The lithograph shows Creusa, holding a shallow bowl and a pitcher, and Apollo, holding his lyre. It reproduces the decoration of a red-figure amphora which was in the Basseggio collection. It was plate XIII in the second volume of Lenormant and de Witte's "Elite des monuments céramographiques", published in 1857. It was presumably taken from Ruskin's copy of the work now preserved in the Ruskin Library (inventory no. 1996B2621), which is missing many of its plates.
The print was catalogued by Ruskin in the "Catalogue of Examples" of 1870, as no. 23 E in the Educational Series, alongside other plates of Apollo and Selene from Lenormant and de Witte. However, it did not reappear in any of his subsequent catalogues.
In his catalogue entry, Ruskin outlined how he wanted his students to copy the print.
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Details
- Artist/maker
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P. Bineteau (active c. 1857 - c. 1858) (printer)A. Rey (active c. 1844 - c. 1858) (lithographer)
- Object type
- Material and technique
- watercolour and bodycolour over lithograph on wove paper
- Dimensions
- 135 x 215 mm (stone); 216 x 347 mm (sheet)
- Inscription
- All printed, just outside the border of the image:
top left: T.II.
top right: PL. XIII.
bottom left: Lith. de Bineteau
bottom right: A. Rey sc
Recto, manuscript:
right, just below centre, running down the page, in ink: 23 E
just above, in graphite (recent): Edu 1871
just above the printed lettering, top left, in ink: R
just to the right of the printed lettering, top left, in ink: Conf. pl X
Verso, towards bottom right, the Ruskin School's stamp
- Provenance
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John Ruskin
- No. of items
- 1
- Accession no.
- WA.RS.EXAMPLES.ED.023.e
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Subject terms allocated by curators:
Subjects
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References in which this object is cited include:
References
Ruskin, John, Catalogue of Examples Arranged for Elementary Study in the University Galleries (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1870), cat. Educational no. 23.E
Lenormant, Charles, and Jean de Witte, Elite des monuments céramographiques: Matériaux pour l'histoire des religions et des moeurs de l'antiquité, 4 vols in 8 (Paris: Leleux, 1844-1861), vol. II, pl. XIII
Ruskin, John, ‘The Ruskin Art Collection at Oxford: Catalogues, Notes and Instructions’, Edward T. Cook and Alexander Wedderburn, eds, The Works of John Ruskin: Library Edition, 39 (London: George Allen, 1903-1912), 21
Location
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- Western Art Print Room
Ruskin's Catalogues
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Ruskin's Catalogue of Examples (1870)
23 E. Apollo and Creusa. Le Normand, tom. ii. pl 13.Outline with pencil, wash with red, draw with the pen, and lay the black round with the brush.
