Research on the History: Development and Interaction of Human Proportion in East and West
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Human proportion; anthropometry; art history.Abstract
The world-renowned Study of the proportions of the human body (also known as The Vitruvian Man) was drawn by Leonardo da Vinci around 1490. It depicts a male figure in two positions which are perfectly embedded in a circle and a square. Leonardo’s use of mathematical description of human proportions, along with his own study and understanding of depicting the human body with a geometric method, is essential and profound on human proportions and many other subjects. This paper discusses the origins and development of the study of human proportions in history both in the West and East, as well as the purposes and the roles it played in art, religion, society, and culture. The object is to examine the differences and similarities in Eastern and Western ways and manifestations of depicting human proportions and provide more insight into the influence of cultural interaction of the human proportions theory. This study is of great significance to explore the development of human body proportions in China and the West.
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