Leonardo's famous drawing of a man inscribed within a circle and a square derives from his study of the Roman architect_________.
A) Publius
B) Constantine
C) Augustus
D) Vitruvius

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Leonardo's drawing of the Vitruvian Man was based on the work of the Roman architect Vitruvius, who wrote extensively on the principles of architecture and the human body. In his work, Vitruvius proposed that buildings should be based on the proportions of the human body, and Leonardo's drawing was a visualization of this idea.

Leonardo's Famous Drawing of a Man Inscribed Within a Circle