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Marble statue of the diadoumenos.
Remainder of the figure is a cast taken from a marble copy found at delos and now in the nation museum athens.
He was one.
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.
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 polykleitos ca.
By a man called polykleitos of argos.
By polykleitos the statue of the diadoumenos by polykleitos was extremely popular during the roman period.
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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.
On view at the met fifth avenue in gallery 153.
Polykleitos was a greek sculptor who worked during the mid fifth century b c.
If it looks familiar and a little clichéd no wonder.
Its beauty and fame are mentioned three times in ancient literature and over twenty five full size marble copies are known.
Fragments of a marble statue of the diadoumenos youth tying a fillet around his head ca.
The original was created in c a.
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.
The diadumenos is the winner of an athletic contest at a games still nude after.
Remainder of the figure is a cast taken from a marble copy found at delos and now in.
430 bce made by the well known greek sculptor polykleitos the metropolitan museum s diadoumenos is a marble statue depicting a young man adorning his head with a fillet or a band which was common practice after a winning an athletic contest.
Copy of a greek bronze statue of 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.
Head arms and legs from the knees down and tree trunk are ancient.
69 96 copy of work attributed to polykleitos.
Fragments of a marble statue of the diadoumenos youth tying a fillet around his head.
The metropolitan museum of art new york city united states.