3996979A Treatise on Painting — Mode of StudyingJohn Francis RigaudLeonardo da Vinci

Chap. XXVII.Mode of Studying.

Study the science first, and then follow the practice which results from that science. Pursue method in your study, and do not quit one part till it be perfectly engraven in the memory; and observe what difference there is between the members of animals and their joints[1].

  1. Man being the highest of the animal creation, ought to be the chief object of study.