A painter loses a great deal of his dignity, by confining his genius, and never venturing out of his ordinary course. There are some, for instance, who apply themselves to the painting of nudities; but so, as still strictly to observe the same proportions, and never introducing the least variety: whereas they should consider, that a man may be well proportioned, whether he be thick or slender, short or tall,. By disregarding this diversity of proportions, a painter seems to cast all his figures in the same mould, which is an error of the first magnitude. From A Treatise on Painting 1796 Leonardo da Vinci
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