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


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LDE T0447   CID301  OF the Rays of the Sun passing thro' the Interstieces of Clouds

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The Rays of the Sun, passing through any Chasm or Vacuity interposed between the different densities of Clouds, illumine every place as they pass, and tinge even those which are obscure, with their brightness; the only dark parts remaining, being those, which are found between the interruptions of the said Rays of the Sun.