Contrapposto (Italian pronunciation: [kontrapˈposto]) is an Italian term that means "counterpoise". It is used in the visual arts to describe a human figure...

the Greeks called symmetria. On this sculpture, it shows somewhat of a contrapposto pose; the body is leaning most on the right leg. The Doryphoros has an...

arranging her thigh-length, brown hair, swaying elegantly in an "S" curve contrapposto, emphasizing the curves of her body. Venus' figure was enlarged from...

The caryatid taken by Elgin from the Erechtheion, standing in contrapposto, displayed at the British Museum...

woman, likely inspired by the Roman goddess of liberty Libertas. In a contrapposto pose, she holds a torch above her head with her right hand, and in her...

Apollo sculpture, Palazzo Giusti Verona, Mannerist art with typical contrapposto...

hand, which holds the handle of the sling. The twist of his body in contrapposto, standing with most of its weight on his right foot and the other leg...

sculpture. It is the first statue from classical antiquity known to use contrapposto; Kenneth Clark called it "the first beautiful nude in art" The Kritios...

began the trend. These icons of the Christ Child were often posed in the contrapposto style in which the positioning of the knees reflected in the opposite...

and sinew, capturing the dynamics of a thrower's physical actions. The contrapposto stance, subtly shifting the athlete's weight from one leg to the other...

so-called Dying Slave, Michelangelo again utilised the figure with marked contrapposto to suggest a particular human state, in this case waking from sleep....

Copper-alloy statuettes of Anubis (left) and Horus (centre) as Roman officers with contrapposto stances (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)...

religions carried it to East and South-East Asia. Like the equivalent contrapposto and "S Curve" poses in Western art, it suggests movement in figures and...

female models should be at least 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) tall. Standing in a contrapposto posture (with bodyweight predominantly supported by one leg which is...

Period–Ptolemaic Period Copper-alloy of Horus (centre) as a Roman officer with contrapposto stances (National Archaeological Museum, Athens) Relief of Horus in the...

not be ignored by subsequent sculptors. His iconic David (1504) has a contrapposto pose, borrowed from classical sculpture. It differs from previous representations...

Collection of Leonardo's lost Leda and the Swan, from which he adapted the contrapposto pose of his own Saint Catherine of Alexandria. He also perfects his own...

Salon his own Birth of Venus, which imitated the classical tradition of contrapposto and was met with widespread critical acclaim, rivalling the popularity...

Copper-alloy statuettes of Egyptian gods Anubis (left) and Horus (centre) as Roman officers with contrapposto stances (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)...

nonetheless forms an important early example of both Classical Greek contrapposto and classical realism; as such, the iconic Doryphoros proved highly influential...

decoration of her dress suggests she is the Hora of Spring. She stands in a contrapposto pose, similarly to Venus as she seems relaxed and joyful that Venus has...

The Victorious Youth (c. 310 BC), a preserved bronze statue of a Greek athlete in Contrapposto pose...

Apollo's sculpture, Palazzo Giusti, Verona, Mannerism art with typical contrapposto Stucco overdoor at Fontainebleau, probably designed by Primaticcio, who...

frequently found in art. Pazhoohi et al. (2019) showed that classic contrapposto pose is considered more attractive and provided evidence and insight...

standing. The first Greek statue to exhibit contrapposto is the famed Kritios Boy, dating c. 480 BC. Contrapposto soon became a defining element of Greek...

kingdom of God. Antanaclasis Antimetabole Arch form Chiastic structure Contrapposto Figure of speech Golden line (a Latin poetic line based on an abAB structure)...

serpentine manner. It is related to and is an extension of the art term of contrapposto which is when a figure is depicted slouching or placing one's weight...

painted on the wall of a high building in Naples. The figure is in a contrapposto stance, having her weight on one foot more than the other. This pose...

as the Kritios Boy (480 BC), sculpted with the earliest known use of contrapposto ('counterpose'), and the Charioteer of Delphi (474 BC), which demonstrates...

Spear Bearer or Doryphoros by the sculptor Polykleitos. The Doryphoros's contrapposto stance, creating diagonals between tense and relaxed limbs, a feature...