THE GOLDEN SECTION AS A SACRED SYMBOL
THE GOLDEN SECTION AS A SACRED SYMBOL

Summary/Abstract: The Fibonacci Spiral or the Golden Spiral represents one of the sacred geometrical symbols. Being a logarithmic sequence, it generated the sacred proportion that established the geometrical relationships used to design the ancient Greek temples. The intervals among the columns or those among different parts of the temple facade correspond to the same intervals used in music or in poetry. In Pre-Renaissance and Renaissance time, the sacred mathematical conception, given by Pythagoras and developed by Plato, was considered the ideal model by Leonardo, Piero de la Francesca and by Luca Pacioli. In modern times the same Golden Section is to be found in Debussy’s and Bartók’s compositions or in Eisenstein’s films. Starting as a mathematical sequence that stands for the aesthetic unity between form and beauty, Sectio Aurea could be described as attributing a religious value to the works of art belonging to architecture, painting, poetry, music, furniture design, Stradivari’s violins conception and even cinematography. The aim of this paper is to analyze the connection the Golden Ratio realizes among these artistic fields on aesthetic grounds.

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