Plate 1, Handbook of Light and Shade

Foundations

A Short History

From Leonardo to the drawing manual

Painters have studied how light builds form for five centuries: Leonardo in his notes, Caravaggio with one strong light, and later teachers with white models and printed plates.


  • Leonardo's Relief
  • Caravaggio's Single Light
  • The Drawing Manual

Works in this part

Image: Internet Archive · Public domain (published before 1931)

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