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Vitruvian Man

Vitruvian Man proper noun: a drawing of human anatomy created by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1487, or a representation of it.

vitruvian man: a drawing of human anatomy created by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1487, or a representation...
Image: Leonardo da Vinci, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Proper noun

the Vitruvian Man

  1. A drawing of human anatomy created by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1487, or a representation of it.

Origin of Vitruvian Man

Leonardo da Vinci's drawing is based and named on the correlations of ideal human proportions described by the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius. According to Vitruvius the human figure should be the principal source of proportion in the architecture.

Questions about Vitruvian Man

What does Vitruvian Man mean?
Vitruvian Man means a drawing of human anatomy created by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1487, or a representation of it.
What part of speech is Vitruvian Man?
Vitruvian Man is a proper noun.

Words near Vitruvian Man in the dictionary

  1. vitrosols
  2. vitrotype
  3. vitrotypes
  4. vitrum
  5. Vitruvian
  6. Vitruvian Man
  7. Vitruvian scroll
  8. Vitruvian scrolls
  9. Vitruvianism
  10. Vitry
  11. Vitry-en-Artois

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