A method of driving an electro-luminescent apparatus including a scanning line, a data line, a power supply line, a pixel electrode, an opposite electrode, a luminescent element interposed between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode, a first transistor, and a second transistor. In this method, setting a first potential of the power supply line and a second potential of the opposite electrode such that the first potential is higher than the second potential, and setting a first gate voltage that is applied to the first gate electrode and that makes the power supply line be electrically connected to the pixel electrode through the first transistor such that the first gate voltage is equal to or higher than the second potential set by the setting of the first potential and the second potential.