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Who made it?

Who made “Vitruvian Man”?

“Vitruvian Man” was made by Leonardo da Vinci in 1490. Where to see it: Gallerie dell'Accademia.

Italian Renaissance · Drawing

What to look for

Leonardo da Vinci: smoky, soft transitions from light to shadow (sfumato), enigmatic half-smiles, hazy blue mountain backgrounds and a pyramid-shaped grouping of figures.

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. Wikipedia

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• “Ginevra de' Benci”, 1476
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