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, 2nd ed. (1874)

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

Educational 2 cover

Catalogue of the Educational Series / 7. Zoology (Nos. 151—175) Elementary Zoology. Lions—Birds—Serpents

    • unidentified - Photograph of Nicola Pisano's Siena Pulpit 151. Pulpit at Siena, with supporting animals. P
    • unidentified - Photograph of the Foot of Nicola Pisano's Siena Pulpit 152. Foot of the same, seen from the opposite side. P
    • Ruskin, John - Sketch of Lioness and Cubs from Nicola Pisano's Siena Pulpit 153. Lioness and cubs. From the same. Sketch on the spot. M
    • 154. Studies of the Cubs, separately.M

      • 155.

    • Ruskin, John - Drawing of a Lion's Profile, from an Egyptian Sculpture 156. Lion’s profile. Egyptian Sculpture. M
    • Ruskin, John - Drawing of a Lion's Profile from a Greek Coin 157. Lion’s profile. Greek sculpture. M
    • 158. Lions and Gryphons, as solar powers. Greek and Egyptian. E
    • Dürer, Albrecht - Saint Jerome in his Study 159. St. Jerome and his Lion. (Dürer). E
    • unidentified - Photograph of the Sculpture of the Lion of Saint Mark in the Piazzetta, Venice 160. 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" 161. Red Parrot. Study after Carpaccio: real size. M
    • unidentified - A Cockatoo and a Parrot 162. Dutch Parrots and Cockatoo.E
    • Ruskin, John - Sketch of an Eagle from Giovanni Pisano's Pulpit in the Duomo, Pisa 163. Eagle. (Giovanni Pisano). Sketch at Pisa. M
    • unidentified - Three Eagles, and an Outline for drawing an Eagle 164. Dutch Eagles, academically treated. Example of base work. E
    • 165. Eagle’s Head (common Golden). From life. M
    • Ruskin, John - The Head of a Kite, from Life 166. Kite’s Head. From life. M
    • Ruskin, John - Drawing of a Falcon in the Ormesby Psalter 167. Falcon. Enlarged from 14th Century illumination in Bodleian Library. M
    • Hunt, William Henry - Dead Game 168. Dead Game. (W. Hunt).
    • 169. Crane (?). Nuremberg woodcut. E
    • 170. Woolly Bird (unknown to modern science), and Sea Eagle. Nuremberg woodcut. E
    • 171. Viper. Study after Carpaccio: real size. M
    • 172. Skull of Rattlesnake.A
    • 173. Profile and full face of Rattlesnake. From life. M
    • 174. Profile and full face of Cobra. From life. M
    • 175. Cerastes. From life; seen from above, and full front. M

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