34. Doryphoros (spear Bearer) Polykleitos, original 450-440 BCE (bronze) Roman copy (marble)

Form

-Closed stance -Alternating tense and relaxed elements -Left arm ad right leg -> relaxed -right arm and left leg -> tensed -Blocklike solidarity -Broad shoulders, thick torso, muscular body -Movement is restrained -A spartan ideal of the body -Held a spear

Content

--He averts his gaze -You may admire him but he does not recognize the admiration; he is unaware -Found in Pompeii in a place for athletic training

Function

-Athletic statue? -Warrior and athlete

Context

Context

Additional Information

--Extremely important because of its relative realism when it comes to the Anavysous Kouros -Shows an advance in the understanding of the human body.