Victorious Athlete Tying Ribbon

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Title	Victorious Athlete Tying Ribbon
View	Detail of the right arm
Work Type	visual works sculpture (visual work)
Style/Period	Classical Imperial (Roman)
Attribution	style of Polykleitos (Greek (ancient) sculptor, active ca. 350 BCE) unknown (Ancient Roman sculptor)
Creator Name	Polyclitus, 4th cent. B.C.
Creator Nationality	Greek (ancient)
Subject.work	figure, male nude in art nudity in art athletics
Subject.image	arm
Country	United Kingdom
City	London
State/Province	England
Architectural Material	marble
Technique	carving (processes)
Dates	ca. 50 CE (creation)
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Date Photographed	5/24/2007
Subject Information	A naked youth celebrates victory in athletic competition by binding his head with a victor's ribbon. This marble Roman statue of around AD 50, copies a lost original Greek sculpture, which would have dated to around 440 BC. The style of this copy is typical of works attributed to the Greek sculptor Polykleitos. He is famous for his sculpture in bronze, including the so-called kanon. This lost masterpiece sought to demonstrate Polykleitos' theories of perfect proportions and balance in the male nude. Found in the Roman theatre at Vaison, France.
Information.source	British Museum [website]; http://www.britishmuseum.org
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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