Study of hands. By Leonardo Da Vinci. Image from www.arch.mcgill.ca/.../
If you hold your hand with the fingers straight out and close together you will find it to be of the same width as the widest part of the foot, that is where it is joined onto the toes.
And if you measure from the prominence of the inner ancle to the end of the great toe you will find this measure to be as long as the whole hand.
From the top angle of the foot to the insertion of the toes is equal to the hand from wrist joint to the tip of the thumb.
The smallest width of the hand is equal to the smallest width of the foot between its joint into the leg and the insertion of the toes.
The width of the heel at the lower part is equal to that of the arm where it joins the hand; and also to the leg where it is thinnest when viewed in front.
The length of the longest toe, from its first division from the great toe to its tip is the fourth of the foot from the centre of the ancle bone to the tip, and it is equal to the width of the
mouth. The distance between the mouth and the chin is equal to that of the knuckles and of the three middle fingers and to the length of their first joints if the hand is spread, and equal to the distance from the joint of the thumb to the outset of the nails, that is the fourth part of the hand and of the face.
The space between the extreme poles inside and outside the foot called the ancle or ancle bone _a b_ is equal to the space between the mouth and the inner corner of the eye.
The foot, from where it is attached to the leg, to the tip of the great toe is as long as the space between the upper part of the chin and the roots of the hair _a b_; and equal to five sixths of the face.
El dibujo del cuerpo humano siempre me ha gustado y llevo "tropecientos " años detrás de un libro con una recopilación de manos de Leonardo. Figúrate lo que sentí cuando vi esas manos y el link. Genial la entrada. A propósito, visito cada uno de tus post de pintura aunque no te deje comentarios, con tantos blogs voy como las locas. Un beso enorme de Oli de ENTREBARRANCOS
ReplyDeleteOli, qué pena que no lo hayas visto antes, porque este post lo tengo desde el año pasado en el blog de compulsive readers. Fíjate que he decidido agregar algunos artículos de arte para enriquecer este blog. Tengo una cantidad de libros de Arte y arquitectura, por supuesto, bueno, de cocina y paisajismo también, jajaja. Me alegra que te sirva. Besos,
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