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

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Drawing of Astronomy and Ptolemy, from Andrea da Firenze's frescoed "Allegory of Saint Thomas Aquinas" in the Spanish Chapel, Florence John Ruskin

  • Details

    Artist/maker
    John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
    after Andrea da Firenze (active 1346 - after 16 May 1379)
    Object type
    drawing
    Material and technique
    graphite on wove paper
    Dimensions
    527 x 359 mm
    Inscription
    Verso:
    left of centre, towards bottom, the Ruskin School's stamp
    just below, in ink: M.10
    bottom right, in graphite (recent): ? | Ref. 121
    Provenance

    Presumably presented by John Ruskin to the Ruskin Drawing School (University of Oxford); first recorded in the Ruskin Drawing School in 1906; transferred from the Ruskin Drawing School to the Ashmolean Museum c.1949

    No. of items
    1
    Accession no.
    WA.RS.REF.121
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  • References in which this object is cited include:

    References

    Taylor, Gerald, ‘John Ruskin: A Catalogue of Drawings by John Ruskin in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford’, 7 fascicles, 1998, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, no. 293

    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, cat. Reference no. 121

Location

    • Western Art Print Room

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