Polyclitus

[ pol-i-klahy-tuhs ]

noun

1. flourished c450–c420 b.c., Greek sculptor.

Polyclitus

/ ˌpɒlɪˈklaɪtəs; ˌpɒlɪˈkliːtəs /

noun

1. Polyclitus5th-century bc5th-century bcMGreekARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptor 5th-century bc Greek sculptor, noted particularly for his idealized bronze sculptures of the male nude, such as the Doryphoros

Example Sentences

She longed to see a most beautiful statue of the goddess of Argos, made by the great sculptor Polyclitus the Elder, who was said to be as great as his younger contemporary, Phidias.

From Literature

The most celebrated statue of Hera was the chryselephantine work of Polyclitus, made for the Heraeum at Argos soon after 423 B.C.

From Project Gutenberg

Polyclitus seems to have fixed the type of Hera as a youthful matron, but unfortunately the exact character of her head cannot be determined.

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Beside Pheidias of Athens must be placed the greatest of early Argive sculptors, Polyclitus.

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Among the bases discovered at Olympia, whence the statues had been removed, are three or four which bear the name of Polyclitus, and the definite evidence furnished by these bases as to the position of the feet of the Polyclitus. statues which they once bore has enabled archaeologists, especially Professor Furtw�ngler, to identify copies of those statues among known works.

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