Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519, Rigaud, J. F. (John Francis), 1742-1810, Brown, John William · London : J.B. Nichols and Son ... · leaf 219
LIGHT AND SHADOW. HI Chap. CCII.—Of those Parts in Shadoivs whichappear the darkest at a Distance. The neck, or any other part which is raisedstraight upwards, and has a projection over it,will he darker than the perpendicular front ofthat projection; and this projecting part will belighter, in… … For instance, the recess A receives no light fromany part of the sky G K, Ijut B begins to receivethe light from the part of the sky H K, and Cfrom G K ; and the point D receives the whole ofF K. Therefore the chest will be as hght as the 112 LIGHT AND SHADOW. forehead, nose, and chin. But what I…
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