What did the Greeks use to establish the ideal proportions in the human body, architecture, and other forms of art

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Mia Swanson

8 October, 03:04

What did the Greeks use to establish the ideal proportions in the human body, architecture, and other forms of art

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Denise Wyatt · Answer 1

Policleto's canon (450 BC). It is a lost treatise on the proportions of human anatomy. It is considered the first treatise that theorises the themes of beauty and harmony and has also inspired research on the architectural form.