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The da Vinci Investigation

Or ‘is your face

bigger than your hand?’

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Leonardo

da Vinci

1452 - 151

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The average adu!t hu"an figure is about # to #$5

heads ta!!$

The ar"s% &ings'an ("easured fro" the ti's of the"idd!e fingers) is about e*ua! to the body height$

The !ength of the foot is about e*ua! to the !ength of

the forear"$

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The average adu!t hu"an figure is about # to #$5 heads ta!!$

The ar"s% &ings'an ("easured fro" the ti's of the "idd!e fingers) is about

e*ua! to the body height$

The !ength of the foot is about e*ua! to the !ength of the forear"$

+a"e ,eight (c") ,ead (c") ings'an .oot .orear"

 /verages

If you "u!ti'!y the average head height by # and

#$50 does the average height fa!! into that range? ,o& c!ose is the average height to the average

&ings'an? ,o& do the averages co"'are for the foot and

forear"?

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The eyes are at the "id-height of the head$

The head a!so can be divided into thirds - fro" the to' of the

head to the botto" of the forehead0 fro" the botto" of the

forehead to the botto" of the nose0 and then fro" there to the

botto" of the chin$

The &idth of the head is bet&een four and five eyes &ide$

The height of the face is about e*ua! to the !ength of the

hand$The eyes are se'arated by a distance of one eye &idth$

The botto" of the nose to the corner of the eye is e*ua! to the

height of the ear$

The &idth of the base of the nose is e*ua! to the &idth of theeye$

The &idth of the "outh is e*ua! to the distance bet&een

'u'i!s0 or the &idth of t&o eyes$

tension 3 se this infor"ation to dra& a head and face$

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ho is she?

hat’s "issing

and &hy?

,o& o!d is she?

ona Lisa

6he has no eye!ashes or eyebro&s$6o"e &o"en re"oved a!! facia! hair0

 or 7a Vinci "ay have run out of ti"e8

599 years o!d