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A Treatise on Painting
by Leonardo da Vinci, translated by John Francis Rigaud
Of the Appearance of Colours
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4011017A Treatise on Painting — Of the Appearance of ColoursJohn Francis RigaudLeonardo da Vinci
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Chap. CCXXXVI.—Of the Appearance of Colours.

The lighter a colour is in its nature, the more so it will appear when removed to some distance; but with dark colours it is quite the reverse.

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