ARTH 364 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ludovico Sforza, Andrea Del Castagno, Vitruvian Man
24 Nov 2016
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Can get a picture of god by studying the human body - why leonardo was so obsessed with it. Looking for the universal truths in art: gives importance to the narrative moment. Every single thing in the composition tells you about that moment. Vitruvian man, leonardo da vinci, c. 1490: architect known as vitruvius wrote about the perfection of the body during the classical period, beauty of the human body. So beautiful bc it is so perfect that it can fit within a circle or a square. Beautiful human proportions - understanding and being able to perceive god in that moment. Looking at his studies for this: he look at how each person individually reacts to this = renaissance understand, looking at individualism - looking at people as consistent individuals ix. St. phillip (in orange and leering over people on our left side: he is asking how someone could do this, looking inwardly.
