ID: 700008821 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008821	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Fragments of a marble statue of the Diadoumenos (statue; Unknown Roman, copy of work attributed to Polykleitos; ca. 69-96 CE; Early Imperial,...; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, U...; 25.78.56)

Note: Copy of a Greek bronze statue of ca. 430 BCE by Polykleitos. Head, arms, and legs from the knees down, and tree trunk are ancient. Remainder of the figure is a cast taken from a marble copy found at Delos and now in the Nation Museum, Athens. The statue represents a youth adorning his head with a fillet (band) after a victory in an athletic contest. The original bronze probably stood in a sanctuary such as that at Olympia or Delphi where games were regularly held. The Greek sculptor Polykleitos of Argos, who worked during the mid-fifth century B.C., was one of the most famous artists of the ancient world. His figures are carefully designed with special attention to bodily proportions and stance. The figure's thorax and pelvis tilt in opposite directions, setting up rhythmic contrasts in the torso that create an impression of organic vitality. The position of the feet—poised between standing and walking—give a sense of potential movement. This rigorously calculated pose, which is found in almost all work attributed to Polykleitos, became a standard formula used in Graeco-Roman and later Western European art.

Titles:

Fragments of a marble statue of the Diadoumenos (preferred,C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Diadoumenos (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

statue [300047600] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, sculpture (visual works), <sculpture by subject type>)

fragments (object portions) [300117130]

..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by general context>, object portions (components by general context))

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: ca. 69-96 CE; Early Imperial, Flavian

Creator Display:

Unknown Roman, copy of work attributed to Polykleitos [preferred,VP]

artist Polykleitos (Greek sculptor, active ca. 450-ca. 415 BCE) Qualifier: copyist of Extent: work depicted [500014683]

sculptor unknown Ancient Roman (Ancient Roman cultural designation) [500202843]

Locations:

Current: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, United States) [500125157] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 25.78.56

Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1925

Address Note: On view in Gallery 153

Display Materials: marble

	marble (rock) [300011443]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock)

Dimensions: H. 73 in. (185.4 cm)

Cultures:

Greek (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Early Imperial [300107346] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Ancient Italian, Roman (ancient Italian culture or period), Imperial (Roman))

	Flavian [300020551] (N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Ancient Italian, Roman (ancient Italian culture or period), Imperial (Roman))

General Subject:

human figures (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	diadoumenos [300404075]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, sculpture (visual works), <sculpture by subject type>, statues) (AAT)

Outside Iconography:

Code: Term:

Related Works:

	copy after .... Diadoumenos [700008820]
	..........statue; Polykleitos; ca. 430 BCE

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
Fragments of a marble statue of the Diadoumenos	........ [VP]
	........ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
Diadoumenos	........ [VP]
	........ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)