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Polyclitus
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Pol·y·cli·tus or Pol·y·clei·tus  (pl-klts) fl. fifth century b.c.
Greek sculptor and architect known for his bronze and marble statues of athletes.

Polyclitus, Polycleitus [ˌpɒlɪˈklaɪtəs], Polycletus [ˌpɒlɪˈkliːtəs]
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(Biographies / Polyclitus (5th-century bc-5th-century bc) M, Greek, ARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptor) 5th-century bc Greek sculptor, noted particularly for his idealized bronze sculptures of the male nude, such as the Doryphoros


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The great prowess of Phidias and Polykleitos showed that through you sculpture could equal Nature; It was from you that Lysippos and the others achieved renown.
 
 
 
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