contrapposto
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contrapposto (It.: ‘set against’). Term applied to poses in which one part of a figure twists or turns away from another part. It was originally applied, during the
Renaissance, to a relaxed asymmetrical pose characteristic of much Greek and Roman sculpture in which the body's weight is borne mainly on one leg, so that the hip of that leg rises relative to the other (the
Doryphoros of
Polyclitus is a classic example). The term is now, however, used in a much broader sense and applied as much to painting as to sculpture. The acknowledged master of contrapposto was
Michelangelo, and his
Mannerist followers (for example
Bronzino) often devised poses of wilful complexity in order to demonstrate their skill in the field.
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Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
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