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Friday, April 1, 2011

The Vitruvian Baby

Does this image look familiar?

Thought I'd try something light-hearted with my young daughter, Lauren a couple of years back.

Based on Leonardo Da Vinci's "The Vitruvian Man", a study depicting the human body and proportions with a host of other permutations:





I now introduce my version of this famous depiction . . . "The Vitruvian Baby"








You will recall Jacques Sauniere's corpse lying on the floor of the Louvre as described by Dan Brown in The Da Vinci Code, and as seen in the movie of the same title:



The human body in this position resembles a pentagram - a five-pointed star, a symbol of perfection, along with many other meanings explored in The Da Vinci Code.


My daughter looked a little uncomfortable didn't she?!



12 comments:

  1. Classic ... I remember that scene. Its fun to do stuff like this with our kids and take pics of them.

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  2. Yes it is...and educating them about science and the arts from a young age is priceless! Thanks for dropping by Stephen...

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  3. Interesting blog. Have enjoyed your last few posts too :)

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  4. LOL! However did you get the sweetie to stay still long enough? ;)

    ♥.•*¨Elizabeth¨*•.♥

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  5. What an intriguing blog. I'm glad you left a comment on my vapours post so I could find it :) I take it you are a Dan Brown fan hehe?

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  6. Yes KarenG I'm a big Dan Brown fan! I'm aiming for at least a post a month here..

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