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

Polyclitus survived Phidias and may have been the younger of the two.

From A History of Greek Art by Tarbell, Frank Bigelow

It was the arm of a youthful woman, as graceful in outline as if carved from ivory by Polyclitus.

From Herodias by Flaubert, Gustave

This sanctuary still holds a position of central importance as illustrating the art of the highest period in Greek history, namely, the art of the 5th century B.C. under the great sculptor Polyclitus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various