The Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci, 1485
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Possibly the most famous drawing in the history of art, this sketch, also known "A Man in a Circle. Illustration of Proportions", is an icon for the spirit of the Renaissance. Placing the human being at the center of the universe, showing its intricate relations with the ideal proportions of art.
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Other paintings/pictures tagged "Da Vinci Study"
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Popular Works by Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci Drawings and Studies
Battle of Anghiari - detail (1503-1505) • Portrait of a girl (1483) • Hands (1474) • Last Supper (study) (1494-1495) • Study of horses (1490) • Old Man and Young Man (1495-1500) • Head of a Warrior (1504-1505) • Old Man with Wreath (1503-1505) • Grotesque Heads (1490) • A Warrior in a Helmet (1472) • Battle of Anghiari - copy - detail (1503-1505) • Woman's Head (1508)
Leonardo da Vinci Religious Paintings
Madonna with a Yarnwinder (1510) • The Last Supper (copy) (1500) • Saint John the Baptist (1514) • Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness (1510-1515) • Annunciation (Uffizi) (1472-1475) • Madonna and Child with St Anne and Saint Johnthe Baptist as Child (1507-1508) • Adoration of the Magi (1481-1482) • Madonna of the Carnation (1478-1480) • Madonna Litta (1490-1491) • Madonna with a Flower (1478) • Annunciation (Louvre) (detail) (1478-1482) • Madonna with a Yarnwinder (copy) (1501)
Leonardo da Vinci Machines
Water Lift (1486) • Crossbow Machine (1480-1482) • Flying machine (1487) • Multiple Barrel Gun (1480-1482) • Assault chariot (1485) • Crossbow Machine (1480-1482) • Cannon foundry (1487) • Building Defense (1480-1482)
Leonardo da Vinci Anatomical Drawings
Anatomical Study (embryo) (1509-1514) • Anatomical Study (larynx and leg) (1510) • Anatomical Study (torso and arms) (1500) • Anatomical Study (1490) • Anatomical Study (shoulder) (1509-1510) • Anatomical Study (1500)
Leonardo da Vinci Mythological Paintings
Leda and The Swan (1515-1520) • Leda and The Swan(copy) (1508-1515)
Leonardo da Vinci Portraits
La belle Ferroniere (1490) • Portrait of Ginevra de Benci (1474-1446) • Isabella d'Este (1500) • Cecilia Gallerani (1483-1490) • A Musician (1490)
Battle of Anghiari - detail (1503-1505) • Portrait of a girl (1483) • Hands (1474) • Last Supper (study) (1494-1495) • Study of horses (1490) • Old Man and Young Man (1495-1500) • Head of a Warrior (1504-1505) • Old Man with Wreath (1503-1505) • Grotesque Heads (1490) • A Warrior in a Helmet (1472) • Battle of Anghiari - copy - detail (1503-1505) • Woman's Head (1508)
Leonardo da Vinci Religious Paintings
Madonna with a Yarnwinder (1510) • The Last Supper (copy) (1500) • Saint John the Baptist (1514) • Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness (1510-1515) • Annunciation (Uffizi) (1472-1475) • Madonna and Child with St Anne and Saint Johnthe Baptist as Child (1507-1508) • Adoration of the Magi (1481-1482) • Madonna of the Carnation (1478-1480) • Madonna Litta (1490-1491) • Madonna with a Flower (1478) • Annunciation (Louvre) (detail) (1478-1482) • Madonna with a Yarnwinder (copy) (1501)
Leonardo da Vinci Machines
Water Lift (1486) • Crossbow Machine (1480-1482) • Flying machine (1487) • Multiple Barrel Gun (1480-1482) • Assault chariot (1485) • Crossbow Machine (1480-1482) • Cannon foundry (1487) • Building Defense (1480-1482)
Leonardo da Vinci Anatomical Drawings
Anatomical Study (embryo) (1509-1514) • Anatomical Study (larynx and leg) (1510) • Anatomical Study (torso and arms) (1500) • Anatomical Study (1490) • Anatomical Study (shoulder) (1509-1510) • Anatomical Study (1500)
Leonardo da Vinci Mythological Paintings
Leda and The Swan (1515-1520) • Leda and The Swan(copy) (1508-1515)
Leonardo da Vinci Portraits
La belle Ferroniere (1490) • Portrait of Ginevra de Benci (1474-1446) • Isabella d'Este (1500) • Cecilia Gallerani (1483-1490) • A Musician (1490)
Popular Works by other High Renaissance artists
Michelangelo - David (1504) • Michelangelo - Pieta (1519-1520) • Michelangelo - Sistine Chapel - Last Judgment (1537-1541) • Raphael - The Transfiguration (1516-1520) • Da Vinci - The Last Supper (14951498) • Michelangelo - Sistine Chapel - Creation of Adam 1 (1510) • Da Vinci - Madonna of the Rocks (1505-1508) • Raphael - The School of Athens (15091510) • Da Vinci - Mona Lisa (1502-1519) • Raphael - The Disputation of the Holy Sacrament (1509-1510) • Da Vinci - Madonna of The Rocks (1495-1508) • Da Vinci - The Vitruvian Man (1485) • Da Vinci - The Virgin and the Child with St. Anne (1510) • Michelangelo - Sistine Chapel - Ceiling (1508-1512) • Da Vinci - Self-Portrait (1512) • Michelangelo - Moses (1515) • Da Vinci - Leda and the Swan (1503-1507) • Da Vinci - Annunciation (Louvre) (1478-1482)
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Visitors Comments on The Vitruvian Man by da Vinci
Leonardo tried to relate man to nature. He believed the workings of the human body to be an analogy for the workings of the universe.
Leonardo symbolized the material existence by the square and spiritual existence by the circle.
I find this drawing remarkable because the ultimate message it communicates is that Man is the measure of all things. It is in each individuals power to take control of their own fate and be their potential.