Leonardo's Birthday
Tuesday April 15, 2008
Today is Leonardo Da Vinci's birthday, or would be if he were here to celebrate one.
The
Ultimate Renaissance Man
Leonardo and Geometry: Vitruvian Man, chaos, Leonardo vs. the NeoPlatonists, and more.
Vitruvian
Man
Leonardo's
"Vitruvian man"
The history and philosophy behind the Vitruvian man.
Who
is Vitruvian Man?
Leonardo
Da Vinci's mirror of soul
The secret identity of the Mona Lisa
Leonardo's
method for squaring the circle
The
Secret of the Hidden Chalice
Are there hidden details in Leonardo's "Last Supper?"
Da
Vinci: Father of Cryptography?
The Mona Lisa Rebis
A Rebis (from res bina, ‘two-fold’ ) is an image of the alchemical Hermaphrodite, the perfected union of two spiritual polarities. Renaissance artists such as Leonardo were quite fond of depicting this image in their works. Click the rebis above to learn more, or here to see a traditional alchemical rebis drawing.
It's only taken five hundred odd years now to figure out how he painted his masterpieces.
Better, London's Victoria and Albert Museum opens an enourmous exhibit, including Leo's scientific notes.
More Leonardo Links:
Leonardo and Geometry: Vitruvian Man, chaos, Leonardo vs. the NeoPlatonists, and more.
The history and philosophy behind the Vitruvian man.
The secret identity of the Mona Lisa
Are there hidden details in Leonardo's "Last Supper?"
The Mona Lisa Rebis
A Rebis (from res bina, ‘two-fold’ ) is an image of the alchemical Hermaphrodite, the perfected union of two spiritual polarities. Renaissance artists such as Leonardo were quite fond of depicting this image in their works. Click the rebis above to learn more, or here to see a traditional alchemical rebis drawing.
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