Polykleitos. Spear-Bearer. 440 BCE. Marble (copy). 2.12 meters. Naples
Polykleitos. Spear-Bearer. 440 BCE. Marble (copy). 2.12 meters. Naples National Archaeological Museum, Naples. I chose this because it is supposed to be designed with perfect human proportions. It inspires me to learn to portray these perfect human proportions in my art work. I need to learn them! While this is a Roman marble copy, the original would have been bronze in Greek. It looks so amazingly realistic, it’s hard to believe that it was done over 2000 years ago. -- source link
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