A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge, caruinge & buildinge . t, fo likewife the body loofeth fomuch of his colour as it lacketh of his light; and fo the colour fayleth bydegrees, vntill the fuperficies decaic together with the light. Andthisis generally intended of all bodies. Wherforc we muft take heedc how we make menvponhils,orinmed- dowes a far off, whether our light cannot reach, being fo little in quantity. Into which error moftofthe painters of our time running, loofemuchof the worth of their workes,making them feeme, (as indcede they are)rather fainted, then counterfeited
A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge, caruinge & buildinge . t, fo likewife the body loofeth fomuch of his colour as it lacketh of his light; and fo the colour fayleth bydegrees, vntill the fuperficies decaic together with the light. Andthisis generally intended of all bodies. Wherforc we muft take heedc how we make menvponhils,orinmed- dowes a far off, whether our light cannot reach, being fo little in quantity. Into which error moftofthe painters of our time running, loofemuchof the worth of their workes,making them feeme, (as indcede they are)rather fainted, then counterfeited? and done rather to fatisfie the cic of the rude and ignorant, then to content the conceit of the iudicious. Whichcu- ftome doth (6 encreafe daily, that I fcare me the true knowledge of this art lyjj a frefh begin to decay, which in the former age was reftored & brought againe to light, by thofc worthy painters; from the patterne of whofc workes, I hauc confirmed all that whichl hauc mentioned in thefe bookes3 concerning the precepts of this Arte. HOW OF LIGHT. 169. HOW TO GIVE THE LIGHTS TO BODIES. CHJT. XXL
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