The composition of the discobolus is confined to a single plane, as if it had been conceived as a high relief. Polyclitus of argos,on the other hand who worked between 452 and 417 bc took account of multiple viewpoints.his statues are similarly known only from roman marble copies of varying quality after the bronze originals. The most famous is the doryphorus or sperbearer striding slowly forward with his weight almost entirely on his right leg his left arm holding a spear his head turned slightly to the right-changes in direction that send a tremor of life through the figure(4.34) this statue is said to have been modelled to illustrate the sculptor's theories about bodily proportions and it became very influential in roman time when it was called and had the authority of the canon these copies are of interest mainly as records of the poses invented by fifth - century sculptors. They show very little of the subtlety of modelling and amazing naturalism in handling and in the treatment of detail that characterize the very few surviving contemporary bronze statues (none of which can be securely attributed to a named artist)one