Doryphoros

The sculpture by Polykleitos, known as Doryphoros or Spear Bearer (6.7), is a perfect representation of the ideal male form as he stands in delicate contrapposto. Even sculptures that came after Doryphoros struggled to grasp this sense of perfection. Arringatore or Aulus Mettellus (7.3), from the period of the Roman Republic, is an example of the decline of proportional…

another source, ancienthistory.com, Roman art suchas sculptures are hevaily influenced by Greek art. An example would be the Doryphoros sculpted by an unknown Roman artist, the sculpture is nude and has an arm cut off. According to our text the Greeks created the Olympic sculpture of Zeus, the sculpture was nude his arms were intact, but it is explained that the Doryphoros is…

major sculptors that lasted many generations. Because of this, many artists that came after him followed his formulas to create new statues for many years. It is unclear what the actual formula (also known as canon) is down to the math, though the Doryphoros created by Polykelitos is the best example of the what the Greeks called symmetria. The statue also nicely demonstrates contrapposto, which is an Italian term that literally translates to "stand against," meaning that "his weight rests on…

Two of the most famous sculptors that chapped our concept for art. The first sculptor is Praxiteles. The second one is Lysippos.There are many sculptures for Praxiteles, one of his famous works is The Aphrodite of Knidos. This magnificent piece of art is often referred to another sculptor Venus Pudica (modest Venus) the name was a reference to the statue covering her genital area. The statute covering her genital area was an attempt to make her more modest, but the gesture only emphasized the…

The two statues that I chose are from the Hellenistic period of Greek art. During the Hellenistic period of Greek art. Many artist were inspired by the artistic styles from the past. Artist of the Hellenistic period didn't focus so much on the intellectual and rational side of art like that of the classical period. Instead they focused more on fantasy and dream state of the subject. This often caused the art to have somewhat of a sexual overtone to them. The male statue that I have is a…

represented in their sculptural work has both ideal features and proportions. An exemplary piece of the era that depicts their strive for perfection is Polykleitos’s Doryphoros. This stylistic influence is especially apparent in The Augustus of Primaporta, which bares a strong resemblance to the Classical Greek sculpture. Just like the Doryphoros, Augustus has an idealized body and is portrayed as a youthful and flawless individual. Through imitating Greek idealism, the Romans portrayed Augustus…

Nisurg Patel Humanities 2001 10/11/2014 Greek Assessment Although they were time frames apart, both Archaic Greeks and Classical Greeks shared vast similarities. While Archaic Greece and Ancient India could easily be a reflection of each other, the same could be said of the Classical Greek period. One of the most important traits retained by the Classical Greeks from their predecessors was the power of order. The elites in Archaic and Classical Greece devoted their lives to understanding the…

one arm up and one arm down with the sling and his left hand with that rock in his right hand is like a baseball pitcher kind of just relaxing; eyeing the batter before he flings his baseball and looking over his shoulder; whereas of course the Doryphoros looks ahead because he 's moving forward, that is what Polycleitus wanted to capture (L21,…

Besides that, his pose is not in a contrapposto way; looks very awkward and uncomfortable. Since all two of his knees are not separate, he stands straight up. Opposite with the left one, the right figure looks more relaxing and detailing. It named Doryphoros and made in the 400s B.C.E. His pose is exactly in a contrapposto way, with head tilt, rest on one and free the other leg, bent at the knee, and one arm raised up. All the details on his body look very clear, which make the sculpture look…

the classical period. • Polykleitos' Ratio and Proportion – Creating a statue that has many defined parts, and these parts are proportioned and balanced with eachother through a mathematical system, thus creating the perfect statue. His statue Doryphoros from 450 -440 BCE demonstrates this. • Doric and Ionic orders – Orders that dealt with the Architecture of Greece. Doric order is the oldest of the orders, and also is much simpler than the Ionic order. The Doric order started showing up…