Sacred geometry ascribes symbolic and sacred meanings to certain geometric shapes and certain geometric proportions. It is associated with the belief of a divine creator of the universal geometer. The
Nautilus shell's logarithmic growth spiral
Microcosmic Man as described by Hildegard of Bingen
Tibetan Buddhist Sand Mandala
Hilma af Klint was a Swedish artist and mystic whose paintings are considered to be among the first major abstract works in Western art history. A considerable body of her work predates the first pure
Sacred geometry
…Hildegard of Bingen Hilma af Klint Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn…
Portrait, c. 1901 or earlier
Eftersommar (Late Summer) an early naturalistic work, painted by af Klint in 1903, an example of the works she exhibited to the public during her lifetime
af Klint in her studio, c. 1895
Primordial Chaos, No. 16, 1906–07