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| Keywords: Roman - Head of the Doryphorus - Walters 23225 - Back.jpg Polyclitus of Argos attempted to depict the High Classical ideal of human form in his famous Doryphorus Spear-bearer statue In his treatise entitled Canon he wrote of achieving this ideal through perfect balance and proportion among the parts of the body The statue may have been intended to portray Achilles setting off for the Trojan War This copy follows but does not imitate exactly the structure and symmetry of the head of the original Doryphorus Original ca 450 BC; Roman copy 1st century BC-AD 4th century Classical-Roman marble cm 27 5 23 24 accession number 23 225 15224 Villa Borghese Stefano Bardini Florence before 1898 mode of acquisition unknown Bardini Sale American Art Association New York April 1918 William Boyce Thompson Yonkers 1918 by purchase Elizabeth Seton College Yonkers date of acquisition unknown by bequest Mr and Mrs James E LePere New York date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Gift of Mr and Mrs James E LePere 1968 In Search of Ancient Treasure 40 Years of Collecting The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1978 place of origin Roman Empire Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Roman sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review | ||||
