<P> Leonardo da Vinci became the most prominent practitioner of sfumato , for instance , in Virgin of the Rocks and in his famous painting of the Mona Lisa . Leonardo da Vinci described sfumato as `` without lines or borders , in the manner of smoke or beyond the focus plane '' . </P>
<P> Leonardo da Vinci became the most prominent practitioner of sfumato , for instance , in Virgin of the Rocks and in his famous painting of the Mona Lisa . Leonardo da Vinci described sfumato as `` without lines or borders , in the manner of smoke or beyond the focus plane '' . </P>
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leonardo is know for his techniques of shading called
sfumato
sfumato