464

On the treatment of light for landscapes.

A place is most luminous when it is most remote from mountains.

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

463 * 465

VII * X

Notebooks of Leonoardo da Vinci

VIII: Botany for Painters and Elements of Landscape Painting.

. . .

The effects of morning light.

444,

445,

446,

447,

448

The effects of midday light.

449

The appearance of trees in the distance.

450,

451

The cast shadow of trees.

452

Light and shade on groups of trees.

453,

454,

455,

456,

457

On the treatment of light for landscapes.

458,

459,

460,

461,

462,

463,

464

On the treatment of light for views of towns.

465,

466,

467,

468,

469

The effect of wind on trees.

470,

471,

472,

473

Light and shade on clouds.

474,

475,

476,

477

On images reflected in water.

478

Of rainbows and rain.

479,

480

Of flower seeds.

481

How to ascertain the dispositions for an artistic career.

482

The course of instruction for an artist.

483,

484

. . .