"Of several bodies, all equally large and..." - Quote by Leonardo Da Vinci
Of several bodies, all equally large and equally distant, that which is most brightly illuminated will appear to the eye nearest and largest.
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“Shadow is the obstruction of light. Shadows appear to me to be of supreme importance in perspective, because, without them opaque and solid bodies will be ill defined; that which is contained within their outlines and their boundaries themselves will be ill-understood unless they are shown against a background of a different tone from themselves.”
“A bird maintains itself in the air by imperceptible balancing, when near to the mountains or lofty ocean crags; it does this by means of the curves of the winds which as they strike against these projections, being forced to preserve their first impetus bend their straight course towards the sky with divers revolutions, at the beginning of which the birds come to a stop with their wings open, receiving underneath themselves the continual buffetings of the reflex courses of the winds.”
“Study the science of art and the art of science.”
More on Perception
“It is a well-known fact that we see the faults in other's works more readily than we do in our own.”
“Do not banish reason for inequality; but let your reason serve to make the truth appear where it seems hid, and hide the false seems true.”
“If you walk into a forest - you hear all kinds of subtle sounds - but underneath there is an all pervasive silence.”
More on Light
“Truly I have looked in the very heart of darkness and refused to yield to its paralyzing influence, but in spirit I am one of those who walk the morning.”
“Where the light is brightest, the shadows are deepest.”
“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”