Leonardo da Vinci's Treatise on Painting: Train Your Eye to See What Others Miss

by Leonardo da Vinci  ·  Translated by Leila Ashworth

A new English translation, made directly from the original language.

Leonardo's own working notes on painting, set down in 935 short propositions on light, shadow, perspective, color and the human figure, newly translated from the Italian. A painter's argument that seeing is a way of knowing.

This English translation is an original work, © 2026 Leila Ashworth / Lucilius Press · all rights reserved. The underlying ancient text is in the public domain.