A brief history of the representation of the body in Western sculpture

by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris

Smarthistory images for teaching and learning:

Polykleitos, Doryphoros, left view

Upper Mandorla, Last Judgment Tympanum, St. Lazare, Autun

Claus Sluter, Well of Moses (view of Isaiah), 1395-1405

Michelangelo, Dying Slave

Chartres, North Porch, Central Portal, Right Jamb

Chartres, North Porch, Central Portal, LeftJamb

Camarasa Historiated Capitals with Sacrifice of Isaac

Virgin from Ger

Parthenon, Phidias, East Pediment Sculpture (Dionysus?)

Dying Gaul, close

Parthenon Metope XXVII

More Smarthistory images…

Cite this page as: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris, "A brief history of the representation of the body in Western sculpture," in Smarthistory, August 10, 2015, accessed November 28, 2020, https://smarthistory.org/a-brief-history-of-the-representation-of-the-body-in-western-sculpture/.