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The advantages of turning down the colour knob: Monochrome reviewed

4 November 2017

9:00 AM

4 November 2017

9:00 AM

Leonardo da Vinci thought sculpting a messy business. The sculptor, he pointed out, has to bang away with a hammer, getting covered in the process with a nasty mixture of dust and sweat. In contrast the painter can sit at his easel, dressed like a gentleman, and portray the whole wide world and everything in it.

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