A hidden crotch detail solves a 500-year-old Leonardo da Vinci mystery
Leonardo da Vinci, the famous Italian polymath who painted the Mona Lisa, had a sophisticated geometric understanding far ahead of his time. 1490 in drawing the Vitruvian Man—an illustration of the “ideal” human body—the Renaissance artist could rely on a mathematical relationship that was not formally established until the 19th century. It’s one of the … Read more