Like the branches, twigs and leaves of a tree ... Fischer noted that the study was exploratory and the range of selected tree species and works of art is small and selective, therefore it ...

The math that describes the branching pattern of trees in nature also holds for trees depicted in art—and may even underlie our ability to recognize artworks as depictions of trees. Trees are ...

and empirically compare art with theories of branch thickness developed in biology,” researchers explained. open image in gallery Leonardo da Vinci's sketch of a tree illustrates the principle ...

and empirically compare art with theories of branch thickness developed in biology,” researchers explained. Leonardo da Vinci observed that tree limbs preserve their thickness as they branch.