Polykleitos, Doryphoros (Spear Bearer)

Which term refers to an ideal standard that could be studied and replicated?

• Polykleitos

• Doryphoros

• Canon

• Contrapposto

What subject is depicted in the Doryphoros?

• warrior

• athlete

• god

• politician

Which statement is accurate?

• This is a Greek copy of an earlier bronze sculpture from the Classical period.

• This is a Roman copy of a Greek sculpture from the Classical period.

• This is a Greek sculpture from the Classical period.

• This is a Greek copy of a Roman sculpture from the Classical period.

The Greeks based their ideal of beauty on

• the heroic figures of Greek mythology

• the muscular bodies of Olympic athletes

• the moral character of an individual

• the harmony of mathematical proportions

Contrapposto is demonstrated in the __________ created by weight bearing and relaxed limbs of this figure.

• counterbalance

• symmetry

• proportions

• movement