577

General suggestions for historical pictures.

When you compose a historical picture take two points, one the point of sight, and the other the source of light; and make this as distant as possible.

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

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VII * X

Notebooks of Leonoardo da Vinci

VIII: Botany for Painters and Elements of Landscape Painting.

. . .

557,

558,

559

The juxtaposition of light and shade.

560,

561

On the lighting of the background.

562,

563,

564,

565

On the lighting of white objects.

566

The methods of aerial.

567,

568,

569,

570

Of sketching figures and portraits.

571,

572

The position of the head.

573

Of the light on the face.

574,

575,

576

General suggestions for historical pictures.

577,

578,

579,

580,

581

How to represent the differences of age and sex.

582,

583

Of representing the emotions.

584

Of representing imaginary animals.

585

The selection of forms.

586,

587,

588,

589,

590,

591

How to pose figures.

592

Of appropriate gestures.

593,

594,

595,

596,

597

. . .