Kanon

Japanese: 《カノン》 - かのん
Kanon

…He is the original author of many Roman replicas of athletes, such as Doryphoros (Man Bearing a Long Spear) (National Archaeological Museum of Naples, etc.) and Diadumenos (Man Tightening a Headband) (National Museum of Athens, etc.). He pursued the ideal proportions of the human body, theorized them, and wrote the Canon (Nomenclature), and Doryphoros is said to be the embodiment of this theory. In these statues, he also clearly contrasted the leg that supports the body's weight (support leg) with the leg that plays with the knee slightly bent (free leg), giving the standing figures subtle movement and rhythm. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Canon" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ローマ時代の多くの模刻像で伝えられる《ドリュフォロス(長槍を担ぐ人)》(ナポリ国立考古学美術館その他),《ディアドゥメノス(鉢巻を締める人)》(アテネ国立美術館その他)など,運動競技者像の原作者。人体の理想的なプロポーションを追求し,それを理論化して《カノン(規範)》を著したが,《ドリュフォロス》は,この理論を具象化したものという。また彼は,これらの像において,体重を支える脚(支脚)と膝を軽く曲げて遊ぶ脚(遊脚)との対比を明確にし,立像に微妙な動きとリズムを与えたという。…

※「《カノン》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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