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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vitruvian Man canonical | 7 |
| Le proporzioni del corpo umano secondo Vitruvio | 1 |
| Leonardo da Vinci drawings | 1 |
| Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci | 1 |
| Vitruvian Man concept | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance artwork
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drawing ⓘ |
| associatedWith | golden ratio (conceptually, not explicitly measured) ⓘ |
| basedOn | De architectura ⓘ |
| collection | Gallerie dell’Accademia collection ⓘ |
| creator | Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ |
| culturalStatus |
icon of Western art
ⓘ
symbol of the Renaissance man ideal ⓘ |
| dateCreated | circa 1490 ⓘ |
| depicts |
human body proportions
ⓘ
male human figure ⓘ |
| field |
anatomy
ⓘ
architecture theory ⓘ proportion theory ⓘ |
| genre |
anatomical drawing
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
| height | 34.4 cm ⓘ |
| influenced |
later studies of human proportion
ⓘ
modern design and architecture symbolism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Vitruvius ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Venice ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| location |
Galleria dell'Accademia
ⓘ
surface form:
Gallerie dell’Accademia
|
| medium |
paper
ⓘ
pen and ink ⓘ |
| movement | High Renaissance ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Vitruvian Man
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Le proporzioni del corpo umano secondo Vitruvio
|
| partOf |
Leonardo da Vinci notebooks
ⓘ
surface form:
Leonardo da Vinci’s anatomical studies
|
| period |
Renaissance
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Renaissance
|
| scriptOfNotes | mirror writing ⓘ |
| shows |
figure inscribed in a circle
ⓘ
figure inscribed in a square ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Renaissance humanism
ⓘ
harmony of the human body and the cosmos ⓘ ideal human proportions ⓘ relationship between art and science ⓘ |
| title | Vitruvian Man self-link ⓘ |
| usedAs |
symbol of biomechanics
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symbol of human-centered design ⓘ symbol of medicine ⓘ |
| width | 25.5 cm ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Le proporzioni del corpo umano secondo Vitruvio
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Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci
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Vitruvian Man concept
this entity surface form:
Leonardo da Vinci drawings