Vitruvian Man (Italian: L'uomo vitruviano) is a drawing by the Italian Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1490. Inspired by the Roman architect Vitruvius, it depicts a nude man …

Jan 14, 2026 · One of Leonardo’s best-known works, the drawing has become an iconic image, often reproduced in art, science, and commerce. The Vitruvian Man was partly influenced by the …

Mar 28, 2025 · Leonardo drew the Vitruvian Man, also known as “ The proportions of the human body according to Vitruvius, ” in 1492. Rendered in pen, ink, and metalpoint on paper, the piece depicts an …

Dec 12, 2021 · What is the Vitruvian Man? The Vitruvian Man is a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci. It shows two superimposed views of a man, each enclosed in a circle and a square respectively. The drawing is …

Leonardo da Vinci's drawing of Vitruvian Man is one of the most popular world icons. There have been countless attempts over the years to understand the composition of Leonardo's illustration of …

Sep 28, 2021 · The Vitruvian Man (c. 1490) by Leonardo da Vinci is a pen and ink drawing with surrounding notes that has become one of the artist’s most famous drawings from the Renaissance …

Jul 4, 2025 · But Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man is anything but ordinary. Those familiar lines form a fascinating blueprint of Renaissance ideals, revealing layers of artistic and scientific genius that were …

Nov 14, 2025 · As the original " Renaissance Man," Leonardo da Vinci’s works have influenced artists, scientists, architects, and great thinkers for centuries. Along with the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, …

The Vitruvian Man (L'uomo vitruviano) is an Italian Renaissance Ink Drawing created by Leonardo da Vinci in c. 1490. It lives at the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Italy.

The “Vitruvian Man” presupposes, with enough effort, idealism can be achieved in human reality.