A system of mathematical ratios based on measurements of parts of the human body, designed to create ideal proportions for the human figure in art.
Illustration of the canon of proportions of the Greek sculptor Polykleitos (5th century BCE).
A system of mathematical ratios based on measurements of parts of the human body, designed to create ideal proportions for the human figure in art.
Illustration of the canon of proportions of the Greek sculptor Polykleitos (5th century BCE).