Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 · London : Printed for I. and J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library ... · leaf 152
leg which fupports the body. This will be thecafe, in whatever iinc the figure be feen ; whe-ther its arnis be but little advanced from thebody ; whether it be free of any burthen onit*sback, its fliouldcr, or its hand ; or whether theleg out of office, be not far detached from thebody, either… … BY LEONARDO DA VINCU II5 thus, in rcprefcnting a figure that may appearnoble and generous, obferve that its membersbe flender and genteel, the niufcles not too boldand apparent, but even thofe which ncceilit/requires to be feen, touched with foftnefs anddelicacy; the members, and efpecially…
