Leonardo da Vinci: A dark object seen against a bright background will appear smaller than it is. A light object will look larger when it i

A dark object seen against a bright background will appear smaller than it is. A — Leonardo da Vinci

A dark object seen against a bright background will appear smaller than it is. A light object will look larger when it is seen against a background darker than itself.

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