The Doryphoros of Polykleitos: a patinated cast in the Pushkin Museum, Moscow. The Doryphoros (Greek δορυφόρος, "Spear-Bearer"; Latinized as Doryphorus) is...
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Doryphoros or "Canon", 450 BC. Polykleitos created this statue in order to support his published theoretical work "Canon" = "Rule", in which he was stating in mathematical terms the relationship of parts of the body with the whole, e.g. the proportion of finger with the palm, palm with wrist, wrist with elbow,
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Doryphoros ("Spear Bearer"). Roman marble copy of the original bronze created by Polykleitos around 450 BC, the so called "Canon".
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Doryphoros by Polykleitos Sculptors of the Early and High Classical Grecian The Spear Bearer was created out of bronze, a popular medium at the time...
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This is Doryphoros (Spear-bearer) sculpted by Polykleitos. The one shown here is a Roman marble copy. Polykleitos is famous for his so-called "canon of proportion." He used mathematical formulas to create ideal human bodies.
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He is most famous for creating an ideal nude male figure and explaining it in a book, calling both the Canon, that is, "rule" or "example." The Doryphoros, or spear bearer, a statue of a standing nude youth, has been identified as Polykleitos' Doryphoros (Spear-Bearer), an early example of classical contrapposto.
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Hipsters are nothing new to Western civilization. People have been rocking ironic-artsy-retro chic since ancient Rome. For example, Polykleitos' Doryphoros (spear-bearer), which art historians consider to be the first representation of a hipster in Western art history.
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CLASSICAL AND HELLENISTIC SCULPTURE OF ANCIENT GREECE "Kritios Boy" below is described as "Early Classical," and shows the naturalism that was desired and achieved by Greek artists at this time. "Kritios Boy" c.480 bce from the Acropolis, Athens. Parian marble, 33 7/8" high.
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These oppositions are then balanced with the contrast between active and passive parts of the body: the leg to our left is active (engaged) and is echoed across the figure with the arm supporting the spear. The leg on our right is passive (free leg) and echoed by the left arm that Art Bulletin review of Polykleitos,
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