Vitruvian Man

The Vitruvian Man drawing.

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A drawing of anatomy created by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1487, or a representation of it.

Origin

  • Leonardo da Vinci's drawing is based and named on the correlations of ideal human proportions described by the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius. According to Vitruvius the human figure should be the principal source of proportion in the architecture.

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