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| Name: |
Head
of Diadoumenos |
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| Description: |
By
Polykleitos. Roman copy of a bronze original. H. 1.95m (whole statue).
Head of a youth tying a fillet around his head. He looks down and
to the left, concentrating on his action, his face serene and calm
in his athletic victory for which he has won the fillet. |
| Date: |
c. 440-430
B.C. |
| Discussion: |
In very
much the same mould as the Doryphoros, Polykleitos' Diadoumenos nevertheless
can be dated later, being the softer, more polished work. The interest
in movement and the balance of the body is still present, only it
is more fluid and subtle as the sculptor matured his style. |
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