Examines the statue "Doryphorous" by Polykleitos and discusses how the human form has been used as a cultural symbol.

In the statue "Doryphorous" by Polykleitos the human form is used as a cultural symbol as this was the reason art was created in the Ancient Greek Classical Period; to highlight their love of the human body and its cultural importance within society. It represents the importance their culture places on physical perfection. Firstly, the Greek artists believed that a perfect society could be created through truth, justice and beauty, and these ideals were represented …

…aspect of cultural importance for the Greeks which we are able to know about today because of how they represented these ideals through their artworks. In conclusion, the sculpture "Doryphorous" by Polykleitos has used the human form as a cultural symbol through representing the importance in Greek society on beauty and displaying this importance with technical skill, emphasizes the intellectual movements of the time and the Greeks belief about a perfect society and their ideals.