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

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

Ruskin's Rudimentary series, 5th ed. (1873)

Items marked 'M' are drawings "by my own Hand" (by Ruskin), P are photographs, E engravings and A by Ruskin's Assistant, Arthur Burgess.

Rudimentary 5 Cover

Catalogue of the Rudimentary series / 5. Classical design / 2nd Section R|114 to R|125. Late Italian Revival, Spanish and English

  • Thurmer, Joseph - Engraving of the Third Loggia of the Vatican Palace R|114} The uppermost (third) story of the Loggie of the Vatican. Rome in the distance. Gruner’s outline. E.
  • R|115 – R|119} Examples of Decoration, designed by Raphael, Giulio Romano, and their scholars. The arts devoted entirely to the pleasure of the eye, and caprice of fancy: perfect in skill by the practice of ages; but now entirely destructive of morality, intellectual power, and national character. E.
  • R|120 – R|122} Portraits of Queens, by Velasquez. Consummate in every quality of realistic art, but purposeless, and indicative of national decline. P.
  • unidentified - Photograph of Velázquez's "Aesop" R|123} An old Intendant. Portrait by Velasquez. The most wonderful piece of realistic art I know of in the world. P.
  • Romney, George - A seated Figure R|124} Sketch by Reynolds, in sepia, showing the dominant power of Chiaroscuro in the modern Revival art. Sir J. Reynolds.
  • Engraving of Reynolds's Portrait of Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester R|125} A Daughter of George III., with her Terrier (Reynolds) . Consummate English art of the Revival. E.

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