1903, from Italian contrapposto, past participle of contrapporre, from Latin contraponere (see contraposition).

Contrapposto is the Italian word used to describe the way in which the different parts of the human body are counterpoised - balanced against each other. An ability to represent this natural tendency [..]

The shift of weight of a standing figure onto one leg resulting in an asymmetrical realignment of the entire body. The ancient Greeks invented the position. Contrapposto refers to a weight shift, and we can see that the figure has his weight shifted onto his right leg, while his left leg is bent. The figure is asymmetrical—different on the differen [..]

(It. "placed opposite") An asymmetrical pose in which the one part of the body is counterbalanced by another about the body's central axis. Ancient Greek sculptors developed contrappost [..]

A spiral twist pose of the human form, the head and shoulders face in a different direction from the hips and legs. Developed in late ancient Greek era and much admired and used by Renaissance artists [..]

It is an Italian art term describing a pose in which the human body is twisted so that the chest and shoulders face one direction, balanced by the hips and legs facing another. The term was coined dur [..]

Literally, “counterpoise.” A method of portraying the human figure, especially in sculpture, often achieved by placing the weight on one foot and turning the shoulder so the figure appears relaxed and [..]

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This phrase refers to a specific stance where the human body has a weight shift borne on one leg.

pose in art developed in Classical times and revived during the Renaissance in which the weight of the body is shifted to one leg, allowing the other leg to bend in a relaxed position and causing the hips to tilt

An Italian word meaning "counterpoise," and referring to the positioning of the human figure around a vertical axis in such a way that the hips and shoulders are in a graceful counter-balance to each other.

Italian word for "set against." Method developed by the Greeks to represent freedom of movement in a figure. Parts of the body are placed asymmetrically in opposition to each other around a [..]

Italian for “set against”. Bodily posture in which most of the weight is placed on the “engaged” leg, causing the upper body to turn and fall off axis. Makes representations of the body to look more n [..]