Ruskin's Rudimentary series, 3rd ed. (1872)
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Study of the North Gable of the Tomb of Mastino II della Scala, Verona John Ruskin
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Details
- Artist/maker
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John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
- Object type
- drawing
- Material and technique
- watercolour over graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions
- 406 x 273 mm
- Associated place
- Inscription
- Verso, bottom, partly cut off by the edge, the Ruskin School's stamp
- Provenance
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Presented by John Ruskin to the Ruskin Drawing School (University of Oxford), 1875; transferred from the Ruskin Drawing School to the Ashmolean Museum, c.1949.
- No. of items
- 1
- Accession no.
- WA.RS.RUD.095
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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. 042
Ruskin, John, The Ruskin Art Collection at Oxford: Catalogue of the Rudimentary Series, in the Arrangement of 1873, ed. Robert Hewison (London: Lion and Unicorn Press, 1984), cat. Rudimentary no. 95, RUD.095
Ruskin, John, Instructions in Practice of Elementary Drawing, Arranged with Reference to the First Series of Examples in the Drawings Schools of the University of Oxford (n.p., [1872]), cat. Rudimentary no. 95
Ruskin, John, Instructions in the Preliminary Exercises Arranged for the Lower Drawing-School (London: Smith, Elder, 1872), cat. Rudimentary no. 95
Ruskin, John, Instructions in the Preliminary Exercise Arranged For the Lower Drawing-School (London: Spottiswoode, 1873), cat. Rudimentary no. 95
Ruskin, John, ‘Rudimentary Series 1878’, 1878, Oxford, Oxford University Archives, cat. Rudimentary no. 95
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. Rudimentary no. 95
Location
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- Western Art Print Room
Position in Ruskin’s Collection
Ruskin's Catalogues
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Ruskin's Rudimentary series, 3rd ed. (1872)
R|95} Study of North Gable of Tomb of Can Mastino II.M. -
Ruskin's Rudimentary series 4th ed. (1872)
R|95} Study of North Gable of Tomb of Can Mastino II.M. -
Ruskin's Rudimentary series, 5th ed. (1873)
R|95} Study of North Gable of Tomb of Can Mastino II.M. -
Ruskin's revision to the Rudimentary series (1878)
remains 94.On the whole, the finest piece of Gothic in Verona, and the most accomplished example of Gothic tomb in the world. A portion of the moulding of the sarcophagus, admirably drawn by Mr. Burgess, is placed over the Western door of the room, and casts of its panels are at all times accessible to the students.
