12:43pm: There Is Really Only One...
Click here for a nice analysis of Vitruvian Man [shown above] (c. 1492) by Leonardo da Vinci, which was named after the Roman architect Vitruvius. The secret concerns a geometric algorithm in human form. In this unity, Leonardo saw the solution to the problem known as squaring the circle. Leonardo's man is an algorithm!
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LEONARDO DA VINCI
born: April 15, 1452
died: May 2, 1519
Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy. The definitive Renaissance Man, da Vinci is perhaps the greatest genius the world has ever known. His contributions in art, science, engineering and philosophy have earned his place at the forefront of the most prolific geniuses in history. He was one of the most important artists of the Italian Renaissance, a period when the arts and sciences flourished.
Each image above is a link to another da Vinci source: Home page & Bio, Drawings, and Paintings. See also the links to his Vitruvian Man, and his Right-to-Left writings.
Quote: "Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind."
He was born on this date in 1452.
Nuff'said.
Posted by cronish at April 15, 2002 01:41 PM