The Golden Ration in the Renaissance Art: A Comparative Study on the Geometrical Layout of the Mona Lisa and the Annunciation

Abstract

Nowadays, the golden ratio is involved in many fields, for instance, to pursue the perfect face shape and features, people advocate referring to the golden ratio of the human face to carry out cosmetic surgery. People also match different clothes and fashion accessories to better shape the golden ratio of the human body structure, the ratio can also be used as an aid in painting or photography. It is worthwhile to answer the questions like why and when was the golden ratio extensively applied in art, as well as what evidence of the evidence behind would support the utilization of the golden ratio. To answer these questions, this paper would engender the answer by appreciating the Renaissance artwork with a golden ratio. The Renaissance would be a flourishing of the application of the golden ratio, which can be reflected by hundreds of Renaissance artworks that have used this ratio and have become classics. The golden ratio can be correctly used because the existence of this ratio is invented in ancient Greek and is based on science, the ratio has stood the test of time and can be expressed by mathematics proportion.