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“I would venture to affirm that a man cannot attain excellence if he satisfy the ignorant and not those of his own craft, and if he be not 'singular' or 'distant,' or whatever you like to call him.”

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Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath whose works and ideas had a profound influence on the world. He was a renowned painter, sculptor, inventor, scientist, musician, and engineer. more

“The light for drawing from nature should come from the North in order that it may not vary. And if you have it from the South, keep the window screened with cloth, so that with the sun shining the whole day the light may not vary. The height of the light so arranged as that every object shall cast a shadow on the ground of the same length as itself.”

Ifs Should May Whole Light Order Sun Objects Shadow Window Shining South Casts Drawing Height Length Vary

Book:The notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci

Source: The notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci

“The vivacity and brightness of colors in a landscape will never bear any comparison with a landscape in nature when it is illumined by the sun, unless the painting is placed in such a position that it will receive the same light from the sun as does the landscape.”

Doe Light Sun Position Color Painting Bears Landscape Comparison Brightness Vivacity

Author:Leonardo da Vinci

“Shadows which you see with difficulty, and whose boundaries you cannot define... these you should not represent as finished or sharply defined, for the result would be that your work would seem wooden.”

Should Light Seems Would Be Results Shadow Difficulty Finished Boundaries Defined

Book:The notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci

Source: The notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci

Quote by Leonardo da Vinci

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