Leonardo da Vinci Vitruvian Man Vocabulary 1 Leonardo

Leonardo da Vinci: Vitruvian Man Vocabulary

1. Leonardo da Vinci: 1452– 1519, Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, mathematician, and scientist. 2. Marcus Vitruvius Pollio: (born c. 80– 70 BC, died after c. 15 BC), commonly known as Vitruvius, was a Roman author, architect, civil engineer andmilitary engineer during the 1 st century BC, known for his multi-volume work entitled De Architectura. 3. Architect: A person who designs buildings. 4. Proportion: A sense of appropriateness in the size relaionship of different parts of a work.

5. Vitruvian Man: a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, in which the artist depicts many ideas found in Roman architect Vitruvius's treatise, De Architectura. The drawing was done in pen and ink on paper. 6. Correlation: A mutual relationship or connection between two ro more things. 7. Superimposed: place or lay (one thing) over another, typically so that both are still evident. 8. Simultaneous: occurring, operating, or done at the same time.

9. Cubits: an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. 10. Pace: A unit of length equal to 30 inches. 11. Equilateral Triangle: A triangle with all three sides of equal length. 12. Ideal: A person or thing thought of as perfect.