How Did Leonardo Da Vince's Influence On His Paintings?

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The area that I picked was art and the way that Leonardo da Vince had on his perspective by using light, shadows, and his use of colors in his paintings. He built upon the work of other artists and studied the paintings and writings of Leon Battista Alberti. Leonardo spent a lot of years studying and making his own observations of reflected color and how it works to produce the perfect painting. He “tried to resolve the problem of depicting line and color on unified optical principles.” By using color to produce the shadows and give light to his paintings, it gives the viewer a perspective that is more than just paint on a canvas. This was one of the biggest driving factors that he used when he painted and was more of science and math to him