contrapposto

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I stood contrapposto, legs askance to his washings.

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  1. noun The position of a figure in painting or sculpture in which the hips and legs are turned in a different direction from that of the shoulders and head; the twisting of a figure on its own vertical axis.

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  • I would rather hear a goat fart than to listen to doddering know-alls speak of composition, impasto, contrapposto, and the other drivel From Astolfo's scattered remarks, however, I learned some good, practical sense, especially in regard to the picturing of shadows. —  Magazine - Fantasy and Science Fiction - [Vol 112] - Issue 03 - March 2007 (v1.0)
  • I stood contrapposto, legs askance to his washings. —  One Life, Take Two
  • David-the naturalistic stance known as contrapposto
  • No contrapposto wuss, he declines to lean on stumps, cherry trees, walls, chaise longues or, god forbid, another man. —  Dissident Voice
  • It's nice to have a contrapposto-stance, but it's also nice to see a bit of strain in there;) —  AnimeBlogger.net Antenna
 

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  1. Italian, past participle of contrapporre, to set opposite, contrast, from Latin contrāpōnere : contrā-, contra- + pōnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Italian, past participle of contrapporre, < L. contraponere, set opposite: see contrapose.
 

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