Contrapposto is an asymmetrical arrangement of the human figure in which the line of the arms and shoulders contrasts with while balancing those of the hips and legs.
Contrapposto
Multiple artists reintroduced the principle of contrapposto between the medieval and rennaissance period. One very striking example is Donatello's David, a sculpture commissioned by the Medici family. It is the first free standing nude of the renaissance and uses contrapposto.
Donatello
Contrapposto is significant because it shows an interest in the natural world and the human form. This interest is called humanism. It is one major feature distinguishing the gothic period from the renaissance.
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Polykleitos, in his sculpture of Doryphoros.
It is called contrapposto.
It was the first statue to illustrate the contrapposto stance
A sculpture that has someone standing firmly on both feet.
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Contrapposto means that a figure is standing with all of his weight resting on one foot. The figure's body follows, and so the body is shaped slightly like an S curve. Typically the term is used to describe classical and renaissance art.