In Sparta, paintings have been taken out of certain walls by cutting through the bricks, then have been placed in wooden frames,… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
You should look at certain walls stained with damp, or at stones of uneven color. If you have to invent some backgrounds… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
I am reminded, now, of Leonardo's advice to painters: You should fix your eyes, he says, on certain walls stained with damp.… — Ciaran Carson Copy Share Image
![“In Sparta, paintings have been taken out of certain walls by cutting through the bricks, then have been placed in wooden frames, and so brought to the Comitium to adorn the aedileship of [C. Visellius] Varro and [C. Licinius] Murena.” quote by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c03/marcus-vitruvius-pollio-7498_artist_in-sparta-paintings-have-been-taken-out_584908.png)
