Polykleitos
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Polykleitos was a renowned Classical Greek sculptor famous for formulating the canon of ideal human proportions and creating influential bronze statues such as the Doryphoros (Spear Bearer).
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Polykleitos canonical | 4 |
| Polykleitos the Younger | 2 |
| Polycleitus | 1 |
| Polyclitus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1907002 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Polykleitos Context triple: [Classical Greece, hasNotableArtist, Polykleitos]
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Phidias
Phidias was a renowned 5th-century BCE Greek sculptor celebrated for his monumental works, including the statue of Zeus at Olympia and major sculptures associated with the Parthenon.
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Leochares
Leochares was a renowned 4th-century BC Greek sculptor of the Classical period, noted for his refined statues of gods and rulers.
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Heraion of Samos
The Heraion of Samos is an ancient Greek sanctuary and monumental temple complex dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned as one of the most important religious centers of the archaic Aegean world.
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Callicrates
Callicrates was an ancient Greek architect of the Classical period, best known for co-designing the Parthenon and contributing to other major Athenian temple projects.
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Ictinus
Ictinus was a 5th-century BC Athenian architect renowned as one of the principal designers of the Parthenon and other major Classical Greek temples.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Polykleitos Target entity description: Polykleitos was a renowned Classical Greek sculptor famous for formulating the canon of ideal human proportions and creating influential bronze statues such as the Doryphoros (Spear Bearer).
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A.
Phidias
Phidias was a renowned 5th-century BCE Greek sculptor celebrated for his monumental works, including the statue of Zeus at Olympia and major sculptures associated with the Parthenon.
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B.
Leochares
Leochares was a renowned 4th-century BC Greek sculptor of the Classical period, noted for his refined statues of gods and rulers.
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C.
Heraion of Samos
The Heraion of Samos is an ancient Greek sanctuary and monumental temple complex dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned as one of the most important religious centers of the archaic Aegean world.
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D.
Callicrates
Callicrates was an ancient Greek architect of the Classical period, best known for co-designing the Parthenon and contributing to other major Athenian temple projects.
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E.
Ictinus
Ictinus was a 5th-century BC Athenian architect renowned as one of the principal designers of the Parthenon and other major Classical Greek temples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Classical-period artist
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ancient Greek sculptor ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| artisticMovement | Classical Greek sculpture ⓘ |
| artStyle | idealized realism ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | contrapposto ⓘ |
| associatedDiscipline | aesthetics ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ancient Greek sculpture
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surface form:
Argive school of sculpture
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| associatedWithPlace | Argos ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Peloponnese ⓘ |
| authoredWork | Canon ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Ancient Greek art ⓘ |
| developedConcept |
canon of proportions
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chiastic pose ⓘ symmetria ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | sculpture ⓘ |
| floruit | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
bronze athlete figures
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freestanding statues ⓘ |
| inArtHistoryCanon | major Classical sculptor ⓘ |
| influenced |
Classical sculpture
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Renaissance artists ⓘ Roman sculpture ⓘ later academic theories of proportion ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Phidias
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surface form:
Pheidias
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| knownFor |
Amazon statue type
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Diadumenos ⓘ Doryphoros ⓘ bronze statues of athletes ⓘ formulation of a canon of ideal human proportions ⓘ |
| knownThrough | Roman marble copies ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legacy | standard for ideal male body in Classical art ⓘ |
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Polykleitos
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Polycleitus
Polykleitos self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Polyclitus
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| nationality | Greek ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Amazon
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Diadumenos ⓘ Doryphoros ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach | mathematical basis of beauty ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Argos ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
athletes
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idealized male nude ⓘ |
| teacherOf | Polykleitos the Younger ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Classical period
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surface form:
High Classical period
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| workStatus | original bronzes mostly lost ⓘ |
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Subject: Polykleitos Description of subject: Polykleitos was a renowned Classical Greek sculptor famous for formulating the canon of ideal human proportions and creating influential bronze statues such as the Doryphoros (Spear Bearer).
Referenced by (8)
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