A Treatise on Painting/Chapter 238

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A Treatise on Painting
by Leonardo da Vinci, translated by John Francis Rigaud

That the Beauty of a Colour is to be found in the Lights

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4011019A Treatise on Painting — That the Beauty of a Colour is to be found in the LightsJohn Francis RigaudLeonardo da Vinci

Chap. CCXXXVIII.—That the Beauty of a Colour is to be found in the Lights.

As the quality of colours is discovered to the eye by the light, it is natural to conclude, that where there is most light, there also the true quality of the colour is to be seen; and where there is most shadow the colour will participate of, and be tinged with the colour of that shadow. Remember then to shew the true quality of the colour in the light parts only^[1].

↑ This rule is not without exception: see chap. ccxxxiv.

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[1] This rule is not without exception: see chap. ccxxxiv.

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