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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

image featured the intricately modeled figure of Apollo in classical contrapposto, inspiring Dürer's interpretation of Adam. Similarly, in Botticelli's...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

using eye tracking confirmed that lower than optimal WHRs when posing in contrapposto, which causes one side of the body to have a lower than optimal view-dependent...

without having done any work on it, and they happily accepted it. It has a contrapposto pose, with the robe on the leg bearing the weight in straight "vertical...

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

young, brave, determined and strong man in armor. He is not standing in contrapposto, although his right leg is turned to the same angle as his shield, visibly...

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...

Kritios Boy (now in the Acropolis Museum). Its easy naturalism and relaxed contrapposto set it apart from the Late Archaic conventional kouroi that preceded...