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Polykleitos (or Polyklitos , Polycleitus , Polyclitus ; Greek Πολύκλειτος ); called the Elder, was a Greek sculptor in bronze of the fifth and the early fourth century BC. Next to Phidias, My...
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The Spear Bearer was created out of bronze, a popular medium at the time because of the ability to show more movement in bronze than in marble, which was the traditional medium. The Spear Bearer was one of the earliest statues to be show in the fully developed contraposto position.
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History of Sikyon, Greece, Hellas, the influence of the arts, sculptors. ... Doryphoros or "Canon", 450 BC. Polykleitos created this statue in order to support his published theoretical work "Canon" = "Rule", in which he was stating The proportion of the head with the body is one seventh (1/7).
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The statue originally carried a spear in his left hand. Note how the weight of the person is placed on the right leg while the left leg is balancing on the ball of the foot conveying the moment of cessation of forward movement. ... Spear Bearer (Doryphoros)
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A first century A.D. larger-than-life-size (74 in. [2 m.]) marble statue copied from a bronze statue originally done by Polykleitos of Argos ca. 450 B.C. ... For a view of the front of this statue and a brief description Click Here. ... Spear Bearer (Doryphoros)
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The High Classical period, lasting from about 450 to 430 BCE, was dominated by a few prominent and renowned sculptors, most notably was Phidias, who supervised the large group of sculptors ... His most famous work, Doryphoros ('spear bearer') illustrates this ideal; the figure is that of a soldier carrying a heavy spear.
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Virtual Tour : The Athena Room : Head of a Spear-Bearer (Doryphorus) ... ; 16: The Athena Room ; ... Head of a Spear-Bearer (Doryphorus) ;
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This room, with six monolithic columns of Serdobol granite, was destined for one of the museum libraries. The floor is decorated with a 4th-century mosaic uncovered in a Christian basilica during excavations of Chersonesus in 1854. ... Head of a Spear-Bearer (Doryphorus) ; Early 1st century A. D. Full size image...
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