Vitruvian Man

Date

1490

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Abstract

Vitruvian Man is one of the most famous drawings in history. Drawn by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) in 1490, it was based on details regarding ideal human proportions from Vitruvius’s work, De Architectura (1st cent. BC), and depicts a man, with arms and legs askance, inside a square and a circle. Leonardo’s original is surrounded by his notes on Vitruvius’s work.

Files

Leonardo Foam-board large.jpg

Citation

Leonardo da Vinci, “Vitruvian Man,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed December 24, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/7917.