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1. The exterior dimension of the
Parthenon in Athens, Greece
embodies the golden ratio.

2. Leonardo da Vinci used the golden
ratio to define the fundamental
portions in his works. He
incorporated the golden ratio Image Credit: https://emptyeasel.com/2009/01/20/a-guide-to-the-
golden-ratio-aka-golden-section-or-golden-mean-for-artists/
most of his own paintings such as

the Vitruvian Man, The Last Supper, and Monalisa.
3. Michaelangelo di Lodovico Simon also used golden ratio in his painting,
“The Creation of Adam”. This painting can be seen on the ceiling of the
Sistine Chapel. He used the golden ratio showing how God’s finger and
Adam’s finger meet precisely at the golden ratio point of the weight and
the height of the area that contains them.

4. Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino or more popularly known as Raphael was also
a painter and architect during the Renaissance period. In his paintings,

Image credit:https://mindblown.smumn.edu/uncategorized/can-
beauty-be-explained-through-math/