LEONARDO

DA VINCI
Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance
painter, sculptor, architect, inventor,
military engineer and draftsman: a true
Renaissance man. Gifted with a curious
mind and brilliant intellect, da Vinci
studied the laws of science and nature,
which greatly influenced his work. His
drawings, paintings and other works have
influenced countless artists and
engineers over the centuries.

Early Works personal opinion

At the age of 20, da Vinci qualified for We think that Leonardo Da Vinci was a very
membership as a master artist in important artist of the Renaissance who
Florence’s Guild of Saint Luke and contributed multiple ideas with his sculptures,
established his own workshop. However, paintings and inventions. One of his most
he continued to collaborate with del famous works is the Vitruvian man. The way that
Verrocchio for an additional five years. Da Vinci combined art and science in that
drawing is truly remarkable.

The vitruvian man

The Vitruvian Man was created by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1487. The drawing is in pen and ink on
paper. It is stored in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice, Italy, and, like most works on paper, is displayed only
occasionally.
The Vitruvian Man has mainly an architectural-theoretical meaning. The drawing illustrates the ancient insight
that the dimensions of the individual limbs of a human being follow mathematical laws. Therefore, buildings
erected by humans should also be as well-proportioned and well thought-out as humans themselves. Because
Leonardo's sketch combines a circle and a square in one representation, the drawing is also brought into a
spiritual context. The circle is then a symbol of femininity, the square a symbol of masculinity. Moreover,
Leonardo is said to have hidden in the drawing a solution to an old mathematical problem, the squaring of the
circle.