Vitruvian Man
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| The '''Vitruvian Man''' is a [[world-renowned]] [[drawing]] with accompanying notes created by [[Leonardo da Vinci]] around the year 1492 as recorded in one of his journals. It depicts a [[nude male]] figure in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and simultaneously inscribed in a circle and square. The drawing and text are sometimes called the '''Canon of Proportions''' or, less often, '''Proportions of Man'''. It is stored in the ''[[Gallerie dell'Accademia]]'' in [[Venice]], Italy, but is only displayed on special occasions. | The '''Vitruvian Man''' is a [[world-renowned]] [[drawing]] with accompanying notes created by [[Leonardo da Vinci]] around the year 1492 as recorded in one of his journals. It depicts a [[nude male]] figure in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and simultaneously inscribed in a circle and square. The drawing and text are sometimes called the '''Canon of Proportions''' or, less often, '''Proportions of Man'''. It is stored in the ''[[Gallerie dell'Accademia]]'' in [[Venice]], Italy, but is only displayed on special occasions. | ||
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The Vitruvian Man is a world-renowned drawing with accompanying notes created by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1492 as recorded in one of his journals. It depicts a nude male figure in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and simultaneously inscribed in a circle and square. The drawing and text are sometimes called the Canon of Proportions or, less often, Proportions of Man. It is stored in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice, Italy, but is only displayed on special occasions.
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See also
- Le Corbusier (1948): The Modulor
- Leonardo's robot
- Human scale
- Man is the measure of all things
- Philosophical anthropology
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