The Gallerie dell’Accaedmia houses the Virtuvian Man, a famous drawing of a man with perfect proportions by da Vinci. It is kept in a dim room to prevent fading. 

Leonardo da Vinci went on an excursion with his college Francesco di Giorgio to Pavia, Italy in 1490. While on this trip, the two artists discussed the possibilities of the Vitruvian Man. It was here that di Giorgio made his first sketches of his Vitruvian Man, which would go on to inspire da Vinci.