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  1. Ancient Egypt

    In 1961, Danish Egyptologist Erik Iverson described a canon of proportions in classical Egyptian painting. This work was based on still-detectable grid lines on tomb paintings: he determined that the grid was 18 cells hig… See more

    Classical Greece

    In Classical Greece, the sculptor Polykleitos (fifth century BCE) established the Canon of Polykleitos. Though his theoretical treatise is lost to history, he is quoted as saying, "Perfection ... comes about little by little (para mikro… See more

    Classical India

    Various canons are set out in the Shilpa Shastras.
    There are different sets of proportions given in the Hindu Āgamas for the making of images. Each of these varies with the subject; for … See more

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