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  Vitruvian Man From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Vitruvian Man Italian :  L'uomo vitruviano Artist Leonardo da Vinci Year c. 1490 Type Pen and ink with wash over metalpoint on paper Dimensions 34.6 cm × 25.5 cm (13.6 in × 10.0 in) Location Gallerie dell'Accademia ,  Venice ,  Italy The  Vitruvian Man  ( Italian :  L'uomo vitruviano   [ˈlwɔːmo vitruˈvjaːno] ; originally known as  Le proporzioni del corpo umano secondo Vitruvio ,  lit . 'The proportions of the human body according to Vitruvius') is a  drawing  made by the  Italian   polymath   Leonardo da Vinci  in about 1490. [1]  It is accompanied by notes based on the work of the  Roman  architect  Vitruvius . The drawing, which is in ink on paper, depicts a man in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and inscribed in a circle and square. The drawing represents Leonardo's concept of the ideal human  body proportions . Its inscription in a square and a ci

  Sumerian religion From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Sumerian religion Wall plaque showing libations by devotees and a naked priest, to a seated god and a temple.  Ur , 2500 BCE. [1] [2] Part of  a series  on Ancient Mesopotamian religion Religions of the ancient Near East Anatolia Ancient Egypt Mesopotamia   Babylonia Sumer Persia Semitic   Arabia Canaan show Primordial beings show Seven gods who decree show Other major deities show Minor deities show Demigods and heroes show Spirits and monsters show Tales v t e Part of  a series  on Religions of the ancient Near East Anatolia  Hittite Luwian Egypt Hurrian Mesopotamia   Babylonia Sumer Iranian   Persia Semitic   Arabia   Nabataean Canaan v t e Sumerian religion  was the  religion  practiced by the people of  Sumer , the first  literate  civilization of  ancient Mesopotamia . The Sumerians regarded their  divinities  as responsible for all matters pertaining to the natural and social orders. [3]