. Studies in Ruskin: some aspects of the work and teaching of John Ruskin. Mr. Ruskin forthe purposes of his Drawing School, and I have, therefore, datedthis one tentatively as above. Mr. Ruskins examples of birds, flowers, etc., were expressly chosen, as alreadyexplained (see pp. 80, 107), with a view to interesting his pupils in mythology andnatural history. His remarks on the kingfisher will be found in Lecture IX. of TheEagles Nest. To-day, as we arc about to begin our exercises in bird-drawing, 1think it may interest you to review some of the fables connected with the naturalhistory of a
. Studies in Ruskin: some aspects of the work and teaching of John Ruskin. Mr. Ruskin forthe purposes of his Drawing School, and I have, therefore, datedthis one tentatively as above. Mr. Ruskins examples of birds, flowers, etc., were expressly chosen, as alreadyexplained (see pp. 80, 107), with a view to interesting his pupils in mythology andnatural history. His remarks on the kingfisher will be found in Lecture IX. of TheEagles Nest. To-day, as we arc about to begin our exercises in bird-drawing, 1think it may interest you to review some of the fables connected with the naturalhistory of a single bird, and to consider what effect the knowledge of such traditionis likely to have on our mode of regarding the animated creation in general. . TheHalcyon, whose mythic history I am about to read to you, belongs essentially andcharacteristically to the order of ;, picae, or painted birds, which the Greekscontinualljopposed in their thoughts and traditions to the singing birds, represent-ing the one by the magpie, and the other by the nightingale, ww CO E t-H o >>ati H 317 PLATE X. 38 STUDY OF YOUNG LEAVES OF PLANE, IN SHADE. (? 1857.) Educational Series 254 (Case xi.) Pen and wash (violet carmine, afavourite colour with Mr. Ruskin), touched with white, on tintedpaper. This is one of several examples of foliage : These oldsketches of mine may be useful as showing the pleasantness ofthe simplest forms of foliage when carefully outlined. This studyclosely resembles several in Modern Painters, and I liave thereforedated it tentatively as above.
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