Where did the ideas for this drawing originate? What is its significance? How can we relate these ideas to architecture?
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Ashish Cunnapuzha
1/30/2013 10:50:28 pm
It's supposed to be the principle source of proportion and its used for ideal architecture
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karen shepherd
1/30/2013 10:58:43 pm
the greeks were very interested with the "correct" anatomical proportion
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Taylor Hardesty
1/30/2013 11:01:48 pm
I really like this work of art. It is very simple but complex and really shows his talent.
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lindsey neutz
1/30/2013 11:31:37 pm
This is from leonard davincis notebook. He was an artist as well as a scientist. He actually discovered how blood circulated through the body before harvey did.
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Jarui Desai
1/31/2013 03:20:27 am
The Vitruvian Man acted as a basic source of measurement for architecture. For multiple years, these measurements helped build buildings and led the buildings to be more accurate than they ever could have been if the builders used their own body proportions to measure the materials.
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Morgan Marmorato
1/31/2013 08:18:30 am
It is based on the correlations of ideal human proportions with geometry involved by the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius.
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Cate Hunt
1/31/2013 10:50:23 am
This is a really good example of how art and science sort of blended during the Renaissance. I dig it.
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Stephen Kenworthy
2/1/2013 03:07:46 am
The Greeks used the representation of the perfect man to measure the Parthenon. This is classic Da Vinci maping it out for us.
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Connor Bell
2/3/2013 10:41:00 pm
It is interesting how he shows what the body looks like from different angles, all in one drawing.
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Brianna Long
2/3/2013 10:43:45 pm
the greeks strived to be perfect in everything they did, and this is like a model for statues and the like, as well as being used for learning about the human body and how it works
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Brittany Scheer
2/3/2013 10:46:15 pm
The Greeks used the proportions of man for their source of measurement in which they applied it to their architecture to make buildings more accurate.
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Ben Martin
2/3/2013 10:53:00 pm
I like the use of art, science, and geometry in this drawing. The incorporation of a square and circle to show the symmetry of his body.
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JaQuay Vermillion
2/4/2013 06:31:47 am
This shows that they were advancing educationally
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Allie Ledford
2/5/2013 06:26:05 am
I like that this artwork has meaning, and isnt just a painting. It was used to show correct "anatomical proportion" . Me gustaaaaa.
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Leo
2/5/2013 09:06:58 pm
Unfortunately, some of the parts on the Ken doll i was looking off of were sold separately.
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