Lectures on Painting, Delivered to the Students of the Royal Acadamy

"Lectures on Painting, Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy" by Edward Armitage is a collection of lessons designed to teach the fundamentals and methods of creating paintings. Written with students in mind, the lectures explore topics like historical clothing, painting styles, and different movements in art. The book starts with a Preface where Armitage explains he wants to share lectures he gave between 1876 and 1882. He stresses how important it is for students to understand the meaning behind costumes in historical paintings, encouraging them to study art practically and learn from the masters of the past. Armitage uses the connection between clothing and stories in paintings as a starting that will continue to be discussed as the lectures progress.