Leonardo’s Last Words: The Divine Measure of Man
The Clayton Vance Podcast · Clayton Vance
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Show Notes
I’m recording this just a mile from where Leonardo da Vinci died in France. His final words were: “I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it should have.”
In this episode, I reflect on those words—on Leonardo’s pursuit of beauty, truth, and proportion, and how his study of Vitruvius led to the Vitruvian Man, uniting heaven and earth within a circle and square.
We’ll look at how those ideas shaped the Renaissance and what they still mean for us today. Because like Leonardo, I believe our work should reach for something higher—something true, good, and beautiful.