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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Polyclitus

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

You remember, doubtless, that the σοφια or αρετη τεχνης, for the sake of which Phidias is called σοφος as a sculptor, and Polyclitus as an image-maker, Eth.

From The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing by Ruskin, John

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

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various