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A Treatise on Painting, by Leonardo da Vinci
1721
Senex and Taylor, London


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LDE T0252   CID154  How to suit your Grounds to your Figures

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To make a bright Figure appear with Advantage, you must show it on a Dark Ground; as to set off an Obscure Figure, your Ground must be bright; for White ever appears the best, nearest Black; and in general, all contraries appear with a snperior Force, when opposed one to another.