Introduction

Our research is based on the Virtrurian Man drawing by the well known artist Leonardo Da Vinci. This drawing is greatly influenced by a Roman engineer named Vitruvius. The Vitrurian Man consists of a man standing in a square which is enclosed in a circle. This illustrates Leonardo's theory that "man is the measure of all things". This theory suggest a series of measurements using the proportion of human body parts.

Some of the proportions given for the Virtrurian Man are:

  • The span of man's arms is equal to his height. 
  • The length of forearm is equal to the length of foot. 
  • The length of hand is equal to the length of face. 
Our group has shown great interest in this topic. We decided to conduct a research on the relationship between the length of the forearm and the length of the foot. 
The Vitruvian Man by Leonardo Da Vinci. 
The parts circled in red are our focus for this study. 
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