The study authors are not the first to apply math to trees in art. Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci observed tree growth and came up with his own mathematical rule for painting trees.

Not far from Florence, the Tuscan hills harbour a village full of light and memories. At Vinci, Leonardo's genius seems to ...

Leonardo da Vinci approached the world with a fearless ... and he spent hours watching birds flying or trees blowing in the wind. At the same time, Leonardo studied art and mathematics, physics ...

or “what outlines are seen in trees?” and “what rules should be given to [someone] learning to paint?” There is a delightful, unbridled joy of curiosity in [Leonardo da Vinci]. His duty is ...

Trees depicted in the artwork of famous painters like Leonardo da Vinci and Piet Mondrian follow the math behind their branching pattern in nature, a new study says. This hidden math in some abstract ...