Plate 04 · Living line study
Vesica Piscis
Two equal circles whose centers rest on each other's edge.
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Reading the construction
Measure, relation, emergence
The Vesica Piscis is the first union of two equal measures. It creates a central lens where the two circles intersect.
From this lens arise proportions used in sacred architecture, iconography, and the earliest geometric constructions.
Construction notes
- 1.Union
- 2.Lens
- 3.Proportion