459

On the treatment of light for landscapes.

When the sun is covered by clouds, objects are less conspicuous, because there is little difference between the light and shade of the trees and of the buildings being illuminated by the brightness of the atmosphere which surrounds the objects in such a way that the shadows are few, and these few fade away so that their outline is lost in haze.

Taken from The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci edited by Jean Paul Richter, 1880.

Notebooks of Leonoardo da Vinci

VIII: Botany for Painters and Elements of Landscape Painting.

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439,

of the spectator.

441,

442,

The effects of morning light.

444,

445,

446,

447,

The effects of midday light.

The appearance of trees in the distance.

450,

The cast shadow of trees.

Light and shade on groups of trees.

453,

454,

455,

456,

On the treatment of light for landscapes.

458,

459,

460,

461,

462,

463,

On the treatment of light for views of towns.

465,

466,

467,

468,

The effect of wind on trees.

470,

471,

472,

Light and shade on clouds.

474,

475,

476,

On images reflected in water.

Of rainbows and rain.

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