Pourtalès Torso (Doryphoros)

The torso of Polykleitos’ Spear-Bearer, the statue that set the Greek rule of proportion. The Roman copy is in Berlin; without head or limbs, the shift of weight shows plainly.

Artist: After Polykleitos
Date: c. 450 BC
Material: Plaster cast
Location: SMK, Copenhagen
Category: Figures, male
File source: SMK