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Word: polyclitus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Usage:

...says Christos Capralos, 55, but Capralos is a Greek and everything is all Greek to him. He lives against the azure sky that reflects the Mediterranean, surrounded by olive groves that mantle mountains where the nobility of man has been the artist's ideal since the days of Polyclitus. Capralos does not mean by his remark to compare himself to the ancients; he aims at modern work while remaining tied to the ancient tradition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Sculptor of Gods | 12/6/1963 | See Source »

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