Description

Veronese Collection Statue ‘Vitruvian Man’ (Da Vinci)

The Vitruvian Man is a drawing by the Italian Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1490.

Inspired by the writings by the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius, the drawing depicts a nude man in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and inscribed in both a circle and square.

Described by the art historian Carmen C. Bambach as “justly ranked among the all-time iconic images of Western civilization,” the work is a unique synthesis of artistic and scientific ideals and often considered an archetypal representation of the High Renaissance.

The drawing represents Leonardo’s conception of ideal body proportions, originally derived from Vitruvius but influenced by his own measurements, the drawings of his contemporaries, and the De Pictura treatise by Leon Battista Alberti.

Item on sale is a replica after the original drawings by Leonardo da Vinci

Edited by Veronese Collection in 2006

Material : cold cast resin

Handmade with a bronze finish

Size : H 21,5 cm (8 ¾”) – W 22 cm (approx. 8 ¾”+)

Statue is in mint condition