contrapposton.

/kɒntrəˈpɒstəʊ/

Etymology: Italian, past participle of contrapporre, < Latin contrāpōnĕre contrapose v.

In the visual arts, the arrangement of a figure so that the action of arms and shoulders contrasts as strongly as possible with that of hips and legs; a twisting of the figure on its own axis. Also figurative.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > representation in art > [noun] > an artistic representation > of living thing > of human figure > posture

attitude1668

posturea1711

pose1818

contrapposto1903

1903 B. Berenson in Burlington Mag. Sept.–Oct. 20/2 In the figure of the soldan he gives a superb instance of almost Michel-angalesque contrapposto.

1935 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 July 437/4 His [sc. Leonardo's] contrapposto is the work of an ardent anatomist.

1944 W. H. Auden Sea & Mirror (1945) iii. 36 A sudden eruption of musical and metaphorical power is instantly recognized as standing for grief and disgust, an elegant contrapposto for violent death.

1954 M. Rickert Painting in Brit.: Middle Ages viii. 203 The Apostle Philip on the left stands easily in contrapposto.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	contrapposto
释义	contrapposton. /kɒntrəˈpɒstəʊ/ Etymology: Italian, past participle of contrapporre, < Latin contrāpōnĕre contrapose v. In the visual arts, the arrangement of a figure so that the action of arms and shoulders contrasts as strongly as possible with that of hips and legs; a twisting of the figure on its own axis. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > representation in art > [noun] > an artistic representation > of living thing > of human figure > posture attitude1668 posturea1711 pose1818 contrapposto1903 1903 B. Berenson in Burlington Mag. Sept.–Oct. 20/2 In the figure of the soldan he gives a superb instance of almost Michel-angalesque contrapposto. 1935 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 July 437/4 His [sc. Leonardo's] contrapposto is the work of an ardent anatomist. 1944 W. H. Auden Sea & Mirror (1945) iii. 36 A sudden eruption of musical and metaphorical power is instantly recognized as standing for grief and disgust, an elegant contrapposto for violent death. 1954 M. Rickert Painting in Brit.: Middle Ages viii. 203 The Apostle Philip on the left stands easily in contrapposto. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1903
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