< A Treatise on Painting
Chap. CCCXXXI.—In what Part Smoke is lightest.
Smoke which is seen between the sun and the eye will be lighter and more transparent than any other in the landscape. The same is observed of dust, and of fog; while, if you place yourself between the sun and those objects, they will appear dark.
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