A Treatise on Painting/Chapter 217
Chap. CCXVII.—Where Reflexes are to be most apparent.
Of all reflected lights, that is to be the most apparent, bold, and precise, which detaches from the darkest ground; and, on the contrary, that which is upon a lighter ground will be less apparent. And this proceeds from the contraste of shades, by which the faintest makes the dark ones appear still darker; so in contrasted lights, the brightest cause the others to appear less bright than they really are[1].
- ↑ See chap. ccxv. and ccxix.