contrapposto
noun
con·trap·pos·to
ˌkōntrəˈpä(ˌ)stō
plural -s
: a position of the depicted human body (as in late Renaissance painting and sculpture) in which twisting of the vertical axis results in hips, shoulders, and head turned in different directions
Word History
Etymology
Italian, contraposition, from contrapposto (past participle of contrappore to oppose), from Latin contrapositus, past participle of contraponere to place opposite