A Treatise on Painting
by Leonardo da Vinci, translated by John Francis Rigaud
Of the Green of the Country
4017034A Treatise on Painting — Of the Green of the CountryJohn Francis RigaudLeonardo da Vinci

Chap. CCCXXVI.Of the Green of the Country.

Of the greens seen in the country, that of trees and other plants will appear darker that that of fields and meadows, though they may happen to be of the same quality.