465

On the treatment of light for views of towns.

OF LIGHT AND SHADOW IN A TOWN.

When the sun is in the East and the eye is above the centre of a town, the eye will see the Southern part of the town with its roofs half in shade and half in light, and the same towards the North; the Eastern side will be all in shadow and the Western will be all in light.

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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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.

479,

Of flower seeds.

How to ascertain the dispositions for an artistic career.

The course of instruction for an artist.

483,

484,

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