... mathematics in relationship to them all. Investigating the structure of paintings, many of the masterpieces of the past show the use of the Golden Mean in the landscape of the painting. In the works by Bramante, Leonardo Da Vinci, Rafael Jordano, Tizian, Alberti, Donatello and Michelangelo, the powerful order and harmony of the Golden Mean is applied (Stakhov). The same idea ... the portrait of Mona Lisa, which was completed by Leonardo da Vinci in 1503 (Pioch). It is striking that the dimensional ratios of the Mona Lisa, perhaps the most recognizable painting in the entire world, are i...

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