Doryphoros
(Spear Bearer or Canon) (ca. 440 BC) by Polykleitos
This
marble statue by a Roman sculptor is a copy of a Greek original in bronze
by Polykleitos. In this piece, Polykleitos deliberately sought to produce
the perfect physique of a male athlete or warrior—hence the original
title of this work, Canon.
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Copyrighted by Hugh Dubrulle, 2002.
This
marble statue by a Roman sculptor is a copy of a Greek original in bronze
by Polykleitos. In this piece, Polykleitos deliberately sought to produce
the perfect physique of a male athlete or warrior—hence the original
title of this work, Canon.