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The Vitruvian Man (Italian: L'uomo vitruviano; [ˈlwɔːmo vitruˈvjaːno]) is a drawing by the Italian Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1490. Inspired by the writings of the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius , the drawing depicts a nude man in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and inscribed ...
Vitruvian Man c. 1492 by Leonardo da Vinci. Based on proportions identified by Vitruvius, the drawing shows a man where the arm span is equal to the height, giving an ape index of 1. Ape index, ape factor, [1] or gorilla index is slang or jargon used to describe a measure of the ratio of an individual's arm span relative to their height.
The notes on Leonardo da Vinci's famous Vitruvian Man image are in mirror writing. Leonardo da Vinci wrote most of his personal notes in mirror writing, only using standard writing if he intended his texts to be read by others. The purpose of this practice by Leonardo remains unknown, though several possible reasons have been suggested.
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West German stamp commemorating Leonardo's 500th birthday Leonardo da Vinci medal Metal Vitruvian Man. Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian Renaissance painter and polymath who achieved legendary fame and iconic status within his own lifetime.
Starting with part of the work of Leonardo da Vinci, this architectural treatise was a major influence on generations of artists and architects. Vitruvian Man, created by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1492, [26] is based on the theories of the man after which the drawing takes its name, Vitruvius, who in De Architectura: The Planning of ...
A Treatise on Painting (Trattato della pittura) is a collection of Leonardo da Vinci's writings entered in his notebooks under the general heading "On Painting". The manuscripts were begun in Milan while Leonardo was under the service of Ludovico Sforza and gathered together by his heir Francesco Melzi. An abridged version of the treatise was ...
Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man (c. 1490) shows the correlations of ideal human body proportions with geometry described by the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius in his De Architectura. "In his explicit turn back to an ancient model in search of knowledge and wisdom, Leonardo follows early humanist practice.