Practice question · Numerical answer
On the classical canon, how many head-heights tall is a standing figure conventionally taken to be?
Hints
- More than seven, fewer than nine.
- Eight, in the canon most often taught.
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8 (answers within ±1 count)
Why
Eight in the canon most commonly taught, though the figure varies by tradition, the Polykleitan canon is usually given as about seven, and fashion illustration stretches to nine or more. What matters is that a unit exists and everything is stated against it, not which unit a tradition picked.
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