Vitruvian Man
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Vitruvian Man is Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic drawing depicting ideal human body proportions inscribed in a circle and square, symbolizing the blend of art, science, and humanism of the Renaissance.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Renaissance artwork
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drawing → |
| associatedWith |
golden ratio (conceptually, not explicitly measured)
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| basedOn |
De architectura
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| collection |
Gallerie dell’Accademia collection
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| creator |
Leonardo da Vinci
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| culturalStatus |
icon of Western art
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symbol of the Renaissance man ideal → |
| dateCreated |
circa 1490
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| depicts |
human body proportions
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male human figure → |
| field |
anatomy
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architecture theory → proportion theory → |
| genre |
anatomical drawing
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scientific illustration → theoretical study → |
| hasFeature |
accompanying explanatory notes
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two superimposed positions of arms → two superimposed positions of legs → |
| hasSubject |
proportions of the human body according to Vitruvius
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| height |
34.4 cm
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| influenced |
later studies of human proportion
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modern design and architecture symbolism → |
| inspiredBy |
Vitruvius
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| languageOfOriginalTitle |
Italian
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| locatedIn |
Venice
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| locatedInCountry |
Italy
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| location |
Gallerie dell’Accademia
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| medium |
paper
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pen and ink → |
| movement |
High Renaissance
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| originalTitle |
Le proporzioni del corpo umano secondo Vitruvio
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| partOf |
Leonardo da Vinci’s anatomical studies
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| period |
Italian Renaissance
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| scriptOfNotes |
mirror writing
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| shows |
figure inscribed in a circle
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figure inscribed in a square → |
| symbolizes |
Renaissance humanism
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harmony of the human body and the cosmos → ideal human proportions → relationship between art and science → |
| title |
Vitruvian Man
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| usedAs |
symbol of biomechanics
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symbol of human-centered design → symbol of medicine → |
| width |
25.5 cm
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Le Modulor
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influencedBy |
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Vitruvius
("Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci")
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influenceOn |
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Leonardo da Vinci
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notableWork |
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Vitruvian Man
("Le proporzioni del corpo umano secondo Vitruvio")
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originalTitle |
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Vitruvius
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subjectOf |
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Vitruvian Man
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title |