Polykleitos

Summary

Polykleitos is a human^[1]. He was born in Argos^[2]. He was born on 490 BC^[3]. He died on 420 BC^[4]. He worked as a sculptor^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (239 views/month, #7,085 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Polykleitos was born in Argos^[2].
• Polykleitos was born on 490 BC^[3].
• Polykleitos died on 420 BC^[4].
• Polykleitos worked as a sculptor^[5].
• A notable student of Polykleitos was Aristides^[7].
• A notable student of Polykleitos was Athenodorus of Kleitor^[8].
• A notable work attributed to Polykleitos is Doryphoros^[9].
• A notable work attributed to Polykleitos is Diadumenos^[10].
• A notable work attributed to Polykleitos is Discophoros^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Polykleitos is Antipatros statue at Olympia^[12].
• A notable work attributed to Polykleitos is Cyniscus statue at Olympia^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Polykleitos is Thersilochos statue at Olympia^[14].
• Polykleitos is recorded as male^[15].
• Polykleitos's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Polykleitos's Commons category is recorded as Polykleitos^[17].
• Polykleitos's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Polykleitos^[18].
• Polykleitos studied under Ageladas^[19].
• Polykleitos's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[20].
• Polykleitos's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Polykleitos's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Polykleitos's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9^[23].
• Polykleitos's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek^[24].
• Polykleitos's Commons Creator page is recorded as Polykleitos^[25].
• Polykleitos's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Πολύκλειτος'}^[26].
• Polykleitos dates from the classical antiquity^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Argos^[2], Polykleitos… he was born on 490 BC^[3].

Education

Polykleitos studied under Ageladas^[19].

Career and Affiliations

Polykleitos worked as a sculptor^[5]. Notable students include Aristides^[7], a sculptor^[28], of Thebes^[29] and Athenodorus of Kleitor^[8], a sculptor^[30].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Doryphoros^[9], an artistic canon of body proportions^[31], in Italy^[32], founded in -0450^[33]; Diadumenos^[10], a statue^[34], founded in -0430^[35]; Discophoros^[11], a lost sculpture^[36], founded in -0460^[37]; Antipatros statue at Olympia^[12], a honorific statue^[38], in Greece^[39]; Cyniscus statue at Olympia^[13], a honorific statue^[40], in Greece^[41]; and Thersilochos statue at Olympia^[14], a honorific statue^[42], in Greece^[43]. Things named for Polykleitos include Polyclita^[44], a taxon^[45].

Death and Burial

Polykleitos died on 420 BC^[4].

Why It Matters

Polykleitos ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (239 views/month, #7,085 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Works attributed to him include Canon of him^[48], a written work^[49]. Entities named for him include Polyclita^[44], a taxon^[45].

FAQs

Where was Polykleitos born?

Polykleitos's place of birth was Argos^[2].

What did Polykleitos do for work?

Polykleitos worked as sculptor^[5].