The Golden section in Art and Architecture

The Golden Rectangle A golden rectangle, based on Fibonacci series, is one

whose side lengths are in the golden ratio.

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a/b = (a+b)/a

This fraction, (a+b)/a, is called the golden ratio.

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The Great Pyramid of GizaIt is one of the oldest structures on the face of the Earth and was built around 2560 BC .This Egyptian pyramid is remarkably close to a "golden pyramid"

Leonardo Di Vinci• He was an internationally renowned inventor, scientists, engineer, architect, painter, sculptor, musician, mathematician, anatomist, astronomer and philosopher in his time.

•The study of perspective mean became an obsession for him.

•He constantly tried to explain what he saw and devised many experiments to test his ideas.

•He was among the very first to take a scientific approach towards understanding how the world works and how we perceive it.

Mona Lisa• One very famous piece, known as the Mona Lisa, painted by Leonardo Da Vinci, is drawn according to the golden ratio.

• The golden ratio has been coined golden because it is said to be aesthetically pleasing.

• The Mona Lisa has many golden rectangles throughout the painting. 

The Last Supper

Vitruvian Man

• The Vitruvian Man (or Man in Action) is the drawing of a man inscribed in a circle. 

• The height of the man is

in golden proportion from the top of his head to his navel and from his navel to the bottom of his feet.

• The Vitruvian Man illustrates all of the divine proportions within the human being.