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Original
Reason
High quality reproduction of a well-recognised drawing.
Proposed caption
The Vitruvian Man is a world-renowned drawing with accompanying notes created by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1492 as recorded in one of his journals. The drawing and text are sometimes called the Canon of Proportions or, less often, Proportions of Man. It is stored in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice, Italy, but is only displayed on special occasions. (yanked from Vitruvian Man)
Articles this image appears in
Vitruvian Man, Man, Physiology and many others
Creator
Leonardo da Vinci/Luc Viatour

Promoted Image:Da Vinci Vitruve Luc Viatour.jpg -- Chris Btalk 14:49, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]