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The Vitruvian Man (Italian: L'uomo vitruviano; [ˈlwɔːmo vitruˈvjaːno]) is a drawing by the Italian Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1490.
His discussion of perfect proportion in architecture and the human body led to the famous Renaissance drawing of the Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci. Little is known about Vitruvius' life, but by his own description [ 4 ] he served as an artilleryman, the third class of arms in the Roman military offices.
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Vitruvian Man c. 1492 by Leonardo da Vinci. Based on proportions identified by Vitruvius, the drawing shows a man where the arm span is equal to the height, giving an ape index of 1. Ape index, ape factor, [1] or gorilla index is slang or jargon used to describe a measure of the ratio of an individual's arm span relative to their height.
The Vitruvian Man developed by Leonardo da Vinci based on the description of Vitruvius' ideal ratio of the human body. Commemorative coin illustrating Le Corbusier's Modulor Church of Sant'Alessandro, Lucca, Italy: proportions of first construction phase of the façade ad triangulum and today's façade ad quadratum.
West German stamp commemorating Leonardo's 500th birthday Leonardo da Vinci medal Metal Vitruvian Man. Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian Renaissance painter and polymath who achieved legendary fame and iconic status within his own lifetime.
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