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Vitruvian Man

Posted on December 11, 2007 by 100swallows

Leonardo da Vinci’s man in a circle is reproduced everywhere. What does it mean? He was simply following Vitruvius’s measurements of good proportion. And who was Vitruvius? A Roman architect who lived at the time of Augustus (and Christ). He … Continue reading →

Posted in aesthetics, architecture, art, art history, Beauty, Dürer, drawing, great artists, nude, Renaissance | Tagged architecture, circle and square, drawing, human body, ideal proportions, perfection, Vitruviu | 7 Comments

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