A single and distinct luminous body causes stronger relief in the object than a diffused light; as may be seen by comparing one side of a landscape illuminated by the sun, and one overshadowed by clouds, and so illuminated only by the diffused light of the atmosphere.


The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (Richter, 1888) - III Six books on Light and Shade

Leonardo da Vinci Quotes

A single and distinct luminous body causes stronger relief in the object than a diffused light; as may be seen by comparing one side of a landscape...

A single and distinct luminous body causes stronger relief in the object than a diffused light; as may be seen by comparing one side of a landscape...

A single and distinct luminous body causes stronger relief in the object than a diffused light; as may be seen by comparing one side of a landscape...

A single and distinct luminous body causes stronger relief in the object than a diffused light; as may be seen by comparing one side of a landscape...