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Preferred term

Contrapposto  

Definition

  • Postition of the depicted human body, balanced but asymmetrical, in which twisting or bending of the body's vertical axis results in hips, shoulders and head turned or tipped in different directions [AAT 94]

Notation

  • 114533

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-FTR3LKB4-L

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