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the Vitruvian Man

Running head : VITRUVIAN MAN

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Leonardo da Vinci is considered as one of the greatest masters who ever lived in the history of art . He is known for his ingenuity and intelligence which were both transcended to all of his artworks whether drawings , sculptures or paintings . One of the most popular and highly regarded masterpieces of Da Vinci was the Vitruvian Man . This was a drawing of a male human figure that was inscribed in two distinct geometrical shapes of

a circle and a square (Priwer and Philips , 2005 br

. 117 . It looked liked the human figure was adjusting its body in to fit with the circlular and the rectangular shapes (Place , 2000 n .p . Since the conceptualization of the drawing , the Vitruvian Man had received several accolades to the point that it has been recognized as an icon for art , science and the Renaissance (Priwer and Philips 2005 ,

. 117

Da Vinci based the Vitruvian Man drawing on Vitruvius who was a Roman engineer from the 1st century B .C ' The significance of Vitruvius in the visual world was that he was able to codify the fundamental architecture principles . He was involved in several architectural projects in ancient Rome in which he exemplified in the field of structural design and urban planning (Priwer and Philips , 2005 ,

br 117 . Meanwhile , the notes that were written about the Vitruvian Man displayed Da Vinci 's mirror writing ' method wherein he disclosed the proportions of...

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