O Homem de Vitrúvio, de Leonardo da Vinci — James Earle

                                                   




What's so special about Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man?
With arms outstretched, the man fills the irreconcilable spaces of a circle and a square - symbolizing the Renaissance-era belief in the mutable nature of humankind.

James Earle explains the geometric, religious and philosophical significance of this deceptively simple drawing.