the contrapposto

(n.) The position of a figure whose hips and legs are twisted away from the direction of the head and shoulders
jaded-mandarin:

An Allegory of the Old and New Testaments - Hans Holbein the Younger 1532-35. Detail of Adam and Eve.

jaded-mandarin:

An Allegory of the Old and New Testaments - Hans Holbein the Younger 1532-35. Detail of Adam and Eve.

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hadrian6:

The  Sluggard. 1886. Lord Frederick Leighton.    http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

hadrian6:

The  Sluggard. 1886. Lord Frederick Leighton.    http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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