Polyclitus

American  

[pol-i-klahy-tuhs] / ˌpɒl ɪˈklaɪ təs /

Also Polycleitus,

noun

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

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Polyclitus British  

/ ˌpɒlɪˈklaɪtəs, ˌpɒlɪˈkliːtəs /

noun

1. 5th-century _bc Greek sculptor, noted particularly for his idealized bronze sculptures of the male nude, such as the Doryphoros

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Example Sentences

He lives against the azure sky that reflects the Mediterranean, surrounded by olive groves that mantle mountains where the nobility of man has been the artist's ideal since the days of Polyclitus.

From Time Magazine Archive

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 "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

A copy of the Diadumenos of Polyclitus from Delos, and temple sculptures from Epidaurus and the Argive Heraeum, are among the more notable of its recent acquisitions.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

The three great masters of the 5th century, Myron, Pheidias and Polyclitus are all in some degree known to us from their works.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

An interesting statue of a different order, very often attributed to Polyclitus, may with less of confidence be accepted as his.

From A History of Greek Art by Tarbell, Frank Bigelow