Discophoros
Title

Discophoros

Caption

Discophoros / Marble Sculpture from British Museum.The Discophoros / also spelled Discophorus / was a bronze sculpture by the classical Greek sculptor Polyclitus / creator of the Doryphoros and Diadumenos / and its many Roman marble copies. Like the Doryphoros and Diadumenos / it was created as an example of Polyclitus's "canon" of the ideal human form in sculpture.

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP11A03_177

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52,4Mb (1,9Mb) / 10,3in x 19,7in / 3100 x 5913 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ancient Greek

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