Leonardo da Vinci 'religion' buddy paintings?

The painting 'Vitruvius' from the 1490 artist Leonardo da Vinci depicts what he believes to be the divine connection between the human form and the universe. Appreciated for its beauty and symbolic power, this is one of the most famous painting works in the world. However, a new study reveals, 'The Vitruvius' may just be a copy of an earlier painting of a friend Leonardo.

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Italian architectural historian Claudio Sgarbi has discovered a picture illustrating a man with ideal body measurements - the subject looks like Jesus, but the composition looks similar to the work of the artist. Leonardo - in an abandoned manuscript in Ferrara, Italia in 1986. Both this painting and Leonardo's work portray the content of an article dating from 1,500 years ago of Vitruvius, an ancient Roman architect. great. In his work, Vitruvius describes the human body lying within a circle (divine symbol) and inside a square (earthly symbol). This is essentially a geometric interpretation of an ancient faith, that man is a miniature representation of the whole universe. Leonardo and other scholars revived this view during the Italian Renaissance.

After decades of research, historian Claudio Sgarbi now believes that the Vitruvius painting is less well known than that of Giacomo Andrea de Ferrara, a Renaissance architect, an expert in Vitruvius and also a friend. body of the artist Leonardo. In addition, Mr. Sgarbi thinks that Giacomo Andrea may have painted the Vitruvius people first, although Giacomo and Leonardo most likely discussed the general idea.

To prove his judgment, the historian Sgarbi made the following arguments: First, in his own writings, Leonardo mentioned Giacomo Andrea's 'Vitruvius' - which seems to refer directly. to the manuscript of Giacomo. Secondly, Leonardo had dinner with Giacomo in July 1490, the year both were supposed to have painted Vitruvius illustrations. Experts believe that Leonardo explored your understanding of Vitruvius when they met. Moreover, both drawings portray Vitruvius's similar notes. Leonardo 's work is more perfect, while Giacomo' s work is full of original mistakes and corrections. Giacomo is said to be difficult to make the same errors if he is a Leonardo painting artist.

The work of 'Vitruvius' by Giacomo Andrea. There are doubtful opinions
Leonardo da Vinci copied this painting to create his masterpiece.

'I find Mr. Sgarbi's comment very interesting and interesting. But I am inclined to argue that Giacomo Andrea and Leonardo work in parallel with painting, rather than the point of accusing Leonardo of copying your paintings' , Indra McEwen, an architectural historian at Concordia University (USA). speak on Live Science page. Ms. McEwen recently had an in-depth, extensive article on Vitruvius's works.

According to Mrs. McEwen, any work that is original is not a concern. Moreover, regardless of the time of the appearance, Leonardo's painting is an improvement over Giacomo's painting.

Two drawings have many similarities when placed side by side.

McEwen explained: 'Leonardo is a much better sketcher, with an outstanding understanding of anatomy . Leonardo is also more loyal to Vitruvius's notes. Vitruvius did not mention that people were placed at the same time inside a square and a circle. "A man lying on his back, can be surrounded by a circle if he spreads both arms and legs," Vitruvius wrote. Similarly, the height of the man is equivalent to his stretched arms, zoning the area that can be lined with a square. Giacomo Andrea's image only has pairs of arms and legs wrapped in circles and squares at the same time, while Leonardo shows more cohesion by depicting the change of position of arms and legs. I have to admit, that makes the title of the flower closer to the description of the original text than Giacomo's painting. '

One thing is for sure: The 'more standard' Vitruvius painting has gained worldwide fame, while the illustration is simpler, although more original may be forgotten in a library for five centuries. That may be related to the very different fate of Leonardo and Giacomo. When the French invaded Milan, Leonardo escaped safely and continued to build a lasting reputation. Meanwhile, Giacomo stayed in Milan and was hanged by the French, braking, and was almost forgotten by history until today.