Diadumenos
SIZE INFORMATION
Prints: Size listed always refers to the paper size, inclusive of any white border shown.
Frames: Size listed always refers to the paper size, inclusive of any white border shown. As the width of the frame is approximately 2cm, a framed print will be slightly wider/taller than the given size.
Display images = ISO (A-size). Artwork may be adjusted slightly for non-ISO sizes.
Passepartouts (mats/mounts) are not included. If you purchase an unframed print and plan to use a passepartout, please consider your window size vs print size, inclusive of any white border shown. Feel free to contact me if you'd like to make adjustments to ensure perfect fit.
If you would like to make any adjustments to the artwork, or if you're looking for a size not listed, contact me at hello@modernmythosart.com. I'm always happy to help and accommodate if possible.
A black and white print of the Diadumenos, the "Diadem Binder" — a victorious athlete tying the woollen ribbon of victory around his forehead. The original bronze was made by Polykleitos of Argos around 420 BC, a contemporary and rival of Phidias. It survives only through Roman marble copies, the finest of which stand today in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens and the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
Polykleitos wrote a treatise called the Canon setting out a mathematical system of proportion for the human body. The Doryphoros (Spear Bearer) was his textbook; the Diadumenos is its poetic companion. The pose is chiastic — weight on the right leg, left leg flexed, shoulders tilting in counter-balance to the hips — a rhythm that became the ground grammar of Western figurative sculpture.
In black and white, the symmetries and slight asymmetries of the Canon read most clearly: the play of taut and relaxed muscle groups, the calm of the head, the lift of the arms completing the ribbon above.
- Museum-grade Giclée print
Museum-grade Giclée printing: The gold standard for gallery art prints.
- Weight: 200 g/m2
- Material: 100% FSC® certified paper
- Finish: Matte, natural white
- Inks: Premium archival, water-based
Size always refers to paper size (including any white border shown; excluding frame width).
Free framing service: Expertly assembled in a dust-free environment, arriving ready-to-hang.
- 2cm wide, 2.2cm deep
- Material: Lightweight FSC® certified ash wood
- Finish: Smooth satin laminate, or uncoated wood grain (Natural)
- Glaze: Shatterproof Perspex
Size always refers to paper size (including any white border shown; excluding frame width).
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