Harry Potter: Dawn's Light
Chapter 3445

Forest Feast (Part 2)

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In 1492, Leonardo da Vinci drew the Vitruvian Man in his notes. It explained how nature arranged the human body in this manner: four fingers made one palm width, four palms made one foot, six palms made one cubit, and four cubits equaled a person's height and the length of a stride.

In 1494, Leonardo da Vinci seemed to have applied this inspiration in the Last Supper as well. James the Less, the first figure to Jesus's left, spread his arms wide in the same pose as Vitruvius.

Of course, that might have been a coincidence, but by then Leonardo da Vinci should already have had a very skilled grasp of the human body and its muscles.

In fact, compared to the bread on the table, the folds in the tablecloth were more useful as references. However, none of them were a full cubit long, so the length of each square had to be converted.

Though it was said that Georgiana was conducting an experiment, the actual work was done by a group of young people. The moment they heard it was Leonardo da Vinci's experiment, they volunteered to join.

In Leonardo da Vinci's day, glass mirrors were luxury items. Even though they were common now, she still told them to be careful not to cut their hands on the glass.

Then she sat in the shade to cool off while looking at the things laid out on the table.

It was a small rectangular table, easy to move. It was only wide enough for one person to sit at, while its length could accommodate two or three people.

She remembered the long table at Malfoy Manor. It was perhaps even longer than the table in the Last Supper, and twice as wide, so that so many people could sit

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