Polykleitos, a Greek sculptor, created a treatise on human proportions known as the Canon, emphasizing mathematical precision and aesthetic beauty in Classical Greek sculpture.
Polykleitos, a renowned Greek sculptor and art theorist in the 5th century BCE, wrote a treatise on human proportions called the Canon. This treatise described the ideal body based on mathematical proportions and Classical conventions.
Utilizing the concept of the Canon, Polykleitos created statues like the Doryphoros (Spear Bearer) that exemplified the aesthetic beauty and realism of the human form based on mathematical precision.
His work, alongside Phidias, contributed to the development of the recognized Classical Greek sculpture style focused on achieving lifelike perfection through mathematical ratios.
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