The Vitruvian Man Analysis

The Vitruvian Man was created by the famous Leonardo da Vinci around the 1490’s and was influenced by the architecture Vitruvius whose works and detailed notes accompanied the creation. The drawing is composed of ink and pen on paper, there is no color and the details are extremely precise following the ancient text as well as contributing his complex ideas to ultimately find a solution to the problem that is his masterpiece. Established as one of Leonardo’s most famous and well-recognized pieces Da Vinci uses both image and text to express the ideas and theories of Vitruvius such as proportion, art, and architecture. This image goes far beyond trying to understand what the creator was meant to portray, for the interpretations are endless therefore …show more content…
"We know through Vitruvius, the architect in the times of (Caesar) Augustus, that the classical ancients had a canon, that is the portrayal of the standard form of man and through it the knowledge of conformity with the law of the harmonious proportions of this most exalted work of creation - which knowledge elevated the spirit and nobility of their art so high that this art, even in our days, has retained the admiration of the world and remained unattainable” (Harding). The symbolic meanings to spirituality that the temple is the closest one will get to gad and that is how he is created through birth and an umbilical chord for this is our source of life and the center of our body when arms and legs stretched outwards. The Square is centered around the mans genitals, representing out physical outsides as where the belly button represents what is inside of us and how we are structured like a building our core is the strongest part of our body and we base the rest of the world off of what we know. Everything has to have perfect symmetry and balance to be able to function correctly why are only the shapes of a square and circle noted in the photo and not a triangle? A triangle is present throughout the Vitruvian man although the physical presence in the image is not shown. To the fact that all is a connection and if one only chooses to think of life based on a triangle such as mind, body and soul but really if we stick to the idea of proportions and symmetry three is odd and four is even. What is missing from the square, if you don’t have the balance of the circle than that would prove that we are not symmetrical? Da Vinvinci sketch was extremely close in measurements when taking test subjects to determine if these measurements were correct.