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

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Details
Artist/maker

Arthur Burgess (1843 - 1886)

after Nicola Pisano (active 1258 - 1278) (sculptor)

Object type

drawing

Material and technique

black, white and coloured chalk on wove paper

Dimensions

673 x 486 mm
Associated place
- Europe › Italy › Toscana (Tuscany) › Siena › Siena › Siena Duomo › Siena Duomo (subject)
Inscription

Verso:
towards bottom left, the Ruskin School's stamp
just below, in ink: A.11

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.133
Subject terms allocated by curators:

Subjects

leaf

pulpit

sculpture
References in which this object is cited include:

References

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. 133