Editing Myron (section)

==Reputation==
Myron worked almost exclusively in [[bronze]]<ref>Pausanias thought a ''[[xoanon]]'' was by Myron (Pausanias 2.30.2)</ref> and his fame rested principally upon his representations of [[Sportsperson|athlete]]s (including his iconic ''[[Diskobolos]]''), in which he made a revolution, according to commentators in Antiquity, by introducing greater boldness of pose and a more perfect rhythm, subordinating the parts to the whole. Pliny's remark that Myron's works were ''numerosior'' than those of [[Polykleitos|Polycleitus]] and "more diligent"<ref>''"numerosior in arte quam Polyclitus et in symmetria diligentior"''</ref> seem to suggest that they were considered more harmonious in proportions (''numeri'') and at the same time more convincing in realism: ''diligentia'' connoted "attentive care to fine points", a quality that, in moderation, was characteristic of the best works of art, according to critics in Antiquity.<ref>Ellen E. Perry, "Notes on Diligentia as a term of Roman art criticism" ''Classical Philology'' '''95'''.4 (October 2000), pp. 445–458.</ref>