Explore Polykleitos through 4 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Polykleitos in a sentence
Using Polykleitos
- In the example corpus, polykleitos often appears in combinations such as: of polykleitos, polykleitos in.
Context around Polykleitos
- Average sentence length in these examples: 33.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Polykleitos
- In this selection, "polykleitos" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 33.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sculptor stand out and add context to how "polykleitos" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include art of polykleitos was to and polykleitos in his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "polykleitos" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with polykleitos
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Finally, this is the germ from which the art of Polykleitos was to grow two or three generations later. (19 words)
Polykleitos in his Canon wrote that beauty consists in the proportion not of the elements (materials), but of the parts, that is the interrelation of parts with one another and with the whole. (33 words)
The sculptor Polykleitos in his Canon wrote that beauty consists in the proportion not of the elements (materials), but of the parts, that is the interrelation of parts with one another and with the whole. (35 words)
The type is represented by neo-Attic Imperial Roman copies of the late 1st or early 2nd century, modelled upon a supposed Greek bronze original made in the second quarter of the 5th century BCE, in a style similar to works of Polykleitos but more archaic. (46 words)
The sculptor Polykleitos in his Canon wrote that beauty consists in the proportion not of the elements (materials), but of the parts, that is the interrelation of parts with one another and with the whole. (35 words)
Polykleitos in his Canon wrote that beauty consists in the proportion not of the elements (materials), but of the parts, that is the interrelation of parts with one another and with the whole. (33 words)
Example sentences (4)
Finally, this is the germ from which the art of Polykleitos was to grow two or three generations later.
Polykleitos in his Canon wrote that beauty consists in the proportion not of the elements (materials), but of the parts, that is the interrelation of parts with one another and with the whole.
The sculptor Polykleitos in his Canon wrote that beauty consists in the proportion not of the elements (materials), but of the parts, that is the interrelation of parts with one another and with the whole.
The type is represented by neo-Attic Imperial Roman copies of the late 1st or early 2nd century, modelled upon a supposed Greek bronze original made in the second quarter of the 5th century BCE, in a style similar to works of Polykleitos but more archaic.
Common combinations with polykleitos
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of polykleitos 2×
- polykleitos in 2×