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

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

Learn to draw

Stephen Farthing R.A. presents eight practical drawing classes using John Ruskin’s teaching collections to explain the basic principles of drawing.

Drawing classes

Lesson 8: creativity

Invention!

Click on the thumbnail images to zoom into the original drawing and to see more information about the object:

Study of a Black Adder (Ruskin, John - Study of a Black Adder)    Detail of the Equestrian Statue on the Summit of the Tomb of Cangrande I della Scala, Verona (Ruskin, John - Detail of the Equestrian Statue on the Summit of the Tomb of Cangrande I della Scala, Verona)

Further examples for teachers and students:

Drawing of a Lizard and Cartellino from Carpaccio's "Funeral of Saint Jerome" (Ruskin, John - Drawing of a Lizard and Cartellino from Carpaccio's "Funeral of Saint Jerome")   A Dragon carved outside the Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice (Ruskin, John - A Dragon carved outside the Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice)

An Exercise on the Outline of a common Snail-Shell (Ruskin, John - An Exercise on the Outline of a common Snail-Shell)    Capitals of a Doorway at San Fermo Maggiore, Verona (Bunney, John Wharlton - Capitals of a Doorway at San Fermo Maggiore, Verona)

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