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Vitruvian Man
Information: This peice was drawn in 1487 with pen and ink on paper. This drawing depicts a male figure in two superimosed positions (his arms and legs apart and simultaneously inscribed in a circle and square). This is based on the correlations of ideal human proprtions with geometry. This drawing also exemplifies the blend of art and science during the Renaissance. This peice is a cornerstone of Leonardo's attemts to relat man to nature. This drawing is so famouse that the drawing was in the collection of Giuseppe Bossi, who illustrated it in is monograph on Leonardo's The Last Supper. When this drawing is used it is particularly changed to suit the setting of what it is featuring such as a skeloton or a robot. Even know the Vitruvian Man remains one of the most refrenced and reporduced sartistic image in the world.
Secrets about the Vitruvian Man: The vitruvian Man is now used as a contemoporary symbo of medical professionals and medical establishment. Acording to Leonardos notes in the accompanying text it was made as a study of the proportians of the male human body as described in Vitruvius. It may be noticed by examining the drawing that the combination of arm and leg positions actually creates sixteen different poses. The pose with the arms straight out and the feet together is seem to be inscribed in the superimposed square. On the other hand, the "spread- eagle" pose is seen to be inscribed in the superimposed circle.
