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Polyclitus

(c. 450—420 bc)


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(5th century bc),

Greek sculptor, known for his statues of idealized male athletes. Two Roman copies of his works survive, the Doryphoros (spear-bearer) and the Diadumenos (youth fastening a band round his head).

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Polyclitus (c.450–c.420 bc)
in The Oxford Dictionary of Art (3) Length: 194 words
Polyclitus (active c.450–c.420bc)
in The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (4) Length: 193 words
Polyclitus of Argos (fl. c.460–420bce)
in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome Length: 823 words
Polyclitus(2)
in The Oxford Classical Dictionary (3 rev) Length: 575 words

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