contrapposto

1. 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.

2. The position of a figure whose hips and legs are twisted away from the direction of the head and shoulders.

3. In pictorial or sculptural composition, the crossing of limbs and contrasting of masses which is especially pronounced in the works of michelangelo.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
popcorns	14	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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