A Treatise on Painting/Chapter 331

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A Treatise on Painting
by Leonardo da Vinci, translated by John Francis Rigaud
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Chap. CCCXXXI.—In what Part Smoke is lightest.

Smoke which is seen between the sun and the eye will be lighter and more transparent than any other ​in the landscape. The same is observed of dust, and of fog; while, if you place yourself between the sun and those objects, they will appear dark.

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