Share this postKnow your sacred art terms: what are "the Canons"? hilarywhite.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherKnow your sacred art terms: what are "the Canons"? Hint: they're the framework of the universeHilary WhiteJan 15, 2024∙ Paid18Share this postKnow your sacred art terms: what are "the Canons"? hilarywhite.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOther8ShareIconography, the mathematics of human beings and the nature of reality“Vitruvian Man” - a drawing mathematically examining “ideal” human proportions by Leonardo da Vinci. The concept of “canons” - standardised and idealised comparative proportions - for drawing the human figure was not a Renaissance thing. It has been used by Byzantine iconographers fro…This post is for paid subscribersSubscribeAlready a paid subscriber? Sign in