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The marble Kritios Boy or Kritian Boy belongs to the Early Classical period of ancient Greek sculpture. It is the first statue from classical antiquity known to use contrapposto;[1] Kenneth Clark called it "the first beautiful nude in art"[2] The Kritios Boy is thus named because it is attributed, on slender evidence,[2] to Kritios, who worked together with Nesiotes (sculptors of Harmodius and Aristogeiton) or their school, from around 480 BC. As currently mounted, the statue is considerably smaller than life-size at 117 cm (3 ft 10 ins),[1][3] including the supports that replace the missing feet.
- ^ a b Janson, H.W. (1995) History of Art. 5th edn. Revised and expanded by Anthony F. Janson. London: Thames & Hudson, p. 139. ISBN 0500237018
- ^ a b Clark, Kenneth. (2010) The Nude: A study in ideal form. New edition. London: The Folio Society, pp. 24-25.
- ^ Honour, H. and J. Fleming, (2009) A World History of Art.7th edn. London: Laurence King Publishing, p. 122. ISBN 9781856695848