A Treatise on Painting/Chapter 17

by Leonardo da Vinci

Chap. XVII.—Of drawing from Casts or Nature.

In drawing from relievo, the draftsman must place himself in such a manner, as that the eye of the figure to be drawn be level with his own^[1].

1. This is not an absolute rule, but it is a very good one for drawing of portraits.

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