"Vitruvian Man" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Vitruvian Man [canonical]
Etymology: 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. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Vitruvian Man}} the Vitruvian Man
  1. A drawing of human anatomy created by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1487, or a representation of it. Wikipedia link: Vitruvius Categories (topical): Anatomy, Artistic works Translations (the drawing by Leonardo): Vitruviuksen mies (Finnish), l’homme de Vitruve [masculine] (French), der vitruvianische Mensch [masculine] (German), Витрувиа́нский челове́к (Vitruviánskij čelovék) [masculine] (Russian)

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