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Summary Of Luca Pacioli

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Art Appreciation Luca Pacioli Without Mathematics, there is no Art. -Luca Pacioli Summary Luca Pacioli was an Italian mathematician and a seminal contributor to arts accounting. He is referred to as the Father of Accounting and Bookkeeping. He was the first person to publish a book on the double-entry system of book-keeping. This was the base on which accounting has thrived over centuries.
He was a teacher of mathematics and taught mathematics to many among whom was Leonardo daVinci. His book, De divina proportione was a great book that discusses the existence of golden ratio in nature, human body, buildings and existing paintings by artists. This book is still considered a seminal work by Architects, designers and artists either directly or indirectly. Pacioli also wrote a treatise on chess, De ludo scacchorum, which was unpublished. It was highly speculated that Leonardo da Vinci also collaborated with Pacioli on this, with regard to making the chess pieces. Luca also faced his share of accusations and controversies. These controversies were however never defended and this was probably one of the reasons why he failed to be very popular. With regard to his diverse talents, he truly was a renaissance man. In this short paper I attempt to acknowledge his contribution to Art from renaissance period to current times. The paper introduces Luca and the concept of Golden Ratio, Luca’s engagement with Leonardo da Vinci and reflection of his work in da Vinci’s art

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