The statue of diadoumenos located in the metropolitan museum of art in new york city is a copy of a greek bronze statue dating ca.
Marble statue of the diadoumenos.
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Fragments of a marble statue of the diadoumenos youth tying a fillet around his head ca.
If it looks familiar and a little clichéd no wonder.
Head arms and legs from the knees down and tree trunk are ancient.
Head arms and legs from the knees down and tree trunk are ancient.
Fragments of a marble statue of the diadoumenos youth tying a fillet around his head.
The diadumenos diadem bearer together with the doryphoros spear bearer are two of the most famous figural types of the sculptor polyclitus forming a basic pattern of ancient greek sculpture that all present strictly idealised representations of young male athletes in a convincingly naturalistic manner.
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The marble statue of diadoumenos is a copy of the original bronze statue displaying a young man tying a fillet around his head.
Fragments of a marble statue of the diadoumenos youth tying a fillet around his head polykleitos ca.
The fragments of a marble statue of diadoumenos youth trying a fillet around his head is located in the met museum in the roman and greek exhibition across from marble statue of a wounded amazon the statue stands around 6 feet tall about the size of an average person and is made out of marble.
Remainder of the figure is a cast taken from a marble copy found at delos and now in the nation museum athens.
Remainder of the figure is a cast taken from a marble copy found at delos and now in.
Polykleitos was the shakespeare of greek sculpture setting a trend contrapposto see below whose influence continues to this day like most ancient greek statues the original bronze.
Its beauty and fame are mentioned three times in ancient literature and over twenty five full size marble copies are known.
Made of marble from the imperial age roman was originally a bronze greek statue marble statue of the diadoumenos now there are several marble copies the romans masters of mechanics also developed a pointing process using instruments like calipers for tracing statues in three.
69 96 copy of work attributed to polykleitos.
The original was created in c a.
He was one.
Polykleitos was a greek sculptor who worked during the mid fifth century b c.
Copy of a greek bronze statue of ca.
By polykleitos the statue of the diadoumenos by polykleitos was extremely popular during the roman period.
The diadumenos is the winner of an athletic contest at a games still nude after.
On view at the met fifth avenue in gallery 153.