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Leonardo. The Vitruvian Man between art and science - Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venezia
(Exhibitions)
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Gallerie dell'Accademia
Dorsoduro 1050 - 30121 Venezia
Monday 8.15am-2pm, Tuesday to Sunday 8.15am-7.15pm. Closed 25 December, 1 January
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The Vitruvian Man is a world-renowned drawing created by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1487. It is accompanied by notes based on the work of the famed architect, Vitruvius Pollio. The drawing, which is in pen and ink on paper, depicts a male figure in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and simultaneously inscribed in a circle and square. The drawing and text are sometimes called the Canon of Proportions or, less often, Proportions of Man. It is stored in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice, Italy, and, like most works on paper, is displayed only occasionally.
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Call centre tel. 0415200345
www.artive.beniculturali.it/vitruvio/
www.gallerieaccademia.org
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