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walkingman

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3. It represents the perfect proportions of a human being.

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Fri Oct 21, 2022, 11:34 PM

Oct 2022

What was the original concept of Vitruvian man, according to Roman engineer and architect Vitruvius? For a man to be perfect, his hands and feet would touch the circumference of a circle when extended.

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Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" ... but what is it? [View all] BootinUp Oct 2022 OP

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I had a dream image NJCher Oct 2022 #2

It represents the perfect proportions of a human being. walkingman Oct 2022 #3

Except the proportions are not realistic Lithos Oct 2022 #4