Contrapposto Collection

Venus, model 1817 / 1820, carved c. 1822 / 1823 (marble)
CGW445340 Venus, model 1817/1820, carved c. 1822/1823 (marble) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) (after); 175.2x50.8x45.7 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C

Detail of the statue of Hermes and the Infant Dionysus, c. 330 BC (parian marble), head of Hermes (see BAL 54791)
ALI230715 Detail of the statue of Hermes and the Infant Dionysus, c.330 BC (parian marble), head of Hermes (see BAL 54791) by Praxiteles (c.400-c.330 BC); height : 210 cm; Archaeological Museum

Bacchus, 1867 (w / c & bodycolour on paper)
CH343569 Bacchus, 1867 (w/c & bodycolour on paper) by Solomon, Simeon (1840-1905); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Study of a nude Man (red chalk on brownish paper)
1216762 Study of a nude Man (red chalk on brownish paper) by Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609) (attr. to); 36.4x23.4 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Eight male nudes, 1922. Creator: Franz Barwig the Elder
Eight male nudes, 1922. Studies for the life-size, gilded wooden sculpture of a young man (1922/23)

Eight male nudes, 1922. Creator: Franz Barwig the Elder
Eight male nudes, 1922. Studies for the life-size, gilded wooden sculpture of a young man (1922/23)

Study of Figures for a Narrative Scene (black chalk on paper) (recto) (for verso see 191764)
BAL191767 Study of Figures for a Narrative Scene (black chalk on paper) (recto) (for verso see 191764) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); British Museum, London

Study of Figures for a Narrative Scene (black chalk on paper) (verso) (for recto see 191777) (see also 191767)
BAL191778 Study of Figures for a Narrative Scene (black chalk on paper) (verso) (for recto see 191777) (see also 191767) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); British Museum, London

Torso (pencil on paper pasted on card)
1214380 Torso (pencil on paper pasted on card) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); 22.8x30.9 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

Dawn, 1912 (bronze) (see also 440348 & 440350)
LMG440349 Dawn, 1912 (bronze) (see also 440348 & 440350) by Crook, Thomas Mewburn (1869-1949); 67x26x20 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; Leeds Museums and Galleries

Dawn, 1912 (bronze) (see also 440349-50)
LMG440348 Dawn, 1912 (bronze) (see also 440349-50) by Crook, Thomas Mewburn (1869-1949); 67x26x20 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; Leeds Museums and Galleries, UK; British

A Study of a Female (pencil on paper)
UCL273929 A Study of a Female (pencil on paper) by Schwabe, Randolph (1885-1948); 34.6x15.3 cm; UCL Art Museum, University College London, UK; © UCL Art Museum

Dawn, 1912 (bronze) (see also 440348-49)
LMG440350 Dawn, 1912 (bronze) (see also 440348-49) by Crook, Thomas Mewburn (1869-1949); 67x26x20 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; Leeds Museums and Galleries, UK; British

Panel depicting the Parable of the Sower, late 12th century (stained glass)
XCF324383 Panel depicting the Parable of the Sower, late 12th century (stained glass) by English School, (12th century); Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, UK; (add.info.: From the north aisle)

The Harem Guard, 1885 (oil on canvas)
474166 The Harem Guard, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Geetere, Georges De (19th century); 203.2x119.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Belgian, out of copyright

Anatomical Study: Human Musculature, in Contrapposto (pencil & wash on paper)
5889001 Anatomical Study: Human Musculature, in Contrapposto (pencil & wash on paper) by Bathe, John (1849-1874); 71.1x49.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Anatomical Study: the Human Skeleton, in Contrapposto, 1870 (pencil, pen
5889000 Anatomical Study: the Human Skeleton, in Contrapposto, 1870 (pencil, pen, ink & wash on paper) by Bathe, John (1849-1874); 70.5x49.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Antonia, 1877 (Silverpoint and bodycolour on grey prepared ground)
1217459 Antonia, 1877 (Silverpoint and bodycolour on grey prepared ground) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 32x15.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; English

Academic figure study: male nude holding a staff, 1844
877279 Academic figure study: male nude holding a staff, 1844 (charcoal & stumping on beige laid paper) by Stevens, Alfred Emile (1823-1906); 58.3x40 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute

Apollo, illustration from History of Rome by Victor Duruy, published 1884 (digitally enhanced image)
LLM438687 Apollo, illustration from History of Rome by Victor Duruy, published 1884 (digitally enhanced image) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

A Study of a Male Nude Figure, 1895 (chalk on paper)
UCL273949 A Study of a Male Nude Figure, 1895 (chalk on paper) by Nettleship, Ida Margaret (1877-1907); 61.0x38.0 cm; UCL Art Museum, University College London, UK; eUCL Art Museum

Statue of a Roman Orator (bronze)
ALI277560 Statue of a Roman Orator (bronze) by Roman; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy; Alinari

The Mertz Venus (stone)
AMQ184112 The Mertz Venus (stone) by Greco-Roman; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; out of copyright

Isaiah, 1408 (marble)
BAT192542 Isaiah, 1408 (marble) by Nanni di Banco (c.1384-1421); Duomo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: commissioned for the north tribune of Florence Cathedral;)

Statue of Hermes and the Infant Dionysus, c. 330 BC (parian marble)
BAL54791 Statue of Hermes and the Infant Dionysus, c.330 BC (parian marble) by Praxiteles (c.400-c.330 BC); height: 210 cm; Archaeological Museum, Olympia, Archaia

Venus and Cupid (oil on canvas)
938590 Venus and Cupid (oil on canvas) by Leighton, Frederic (1830-96); 147.4x47.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Prima Musculorum Tabula, illustration from De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri
CH469000 Prima Musculorum Tabula, illustration from De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem by Andreas Vesalius (1514-64), published by Johannes Oporinus, Basel

Priestess, c. 2nd century BC (bronze)
CH429882 Priestess, c.2nd century BC (bronze) by Etruscan; height: 20.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: said to have been found at the Sactuary of Diana)

Eve with Long Hair, 1878 / 80 (bronze)
874902 Eve with Long Hair, 1878/80 (bronze) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); 41.91 x13.97 x15.24 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Iris and B

Caryatids, c. 1910 (oil on panel)
BRN194352 Caryatids, c.1910 (oil on panel) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 130x45 cm; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; French, out of copyright

Architectonic altar in honour of Iano Fregoso, c. 1565 (marble)
ALI323274 Architectonic altar in honour of Iano Fregoso, c.1565 (marble) by Cattaneo, Danese (1509-73); Sant Anastasia, Verona, Italy; Alinari

Riace Warrior B (bronze)
ALI322035 Riace Warrior B (bronze) by Greek, (5th century BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Reggio Calabria, Italy; (add.info.: were found by Stefano Mariottini)

Albinus I, Pl. VII: Musculature, illustration from
HMB306110 Albinus I, Pl. VII: Musculature, illustration from Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani, by Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697-1770), published by J.&H. Verbeek, bibliop

Albinus I, Pl. III: Musculature, illustration from
HMB306106 Albinus I, Pl. III: Musculature, illustration from Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani, by Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697-1770), published by J.&H. Verbeek, bibliop

Statue of Hermes and the Infant Dionysus, c. 330 BC (parian marble)
MAE172549 Statue of Hermes and the Infant Dionysus, c.330 BC (parian marble) by Praxiteles (c.400-c.330 BC); height: 210 cm cm; Archaeological Museum, Olympia, Archaia

The Bather, 1898 (painted plaster) (see also 440215-16)
LMG440217 The Bather, 1898 (painted plaster) (see also 440215-16) by Thornycroft, William Hamo (1850-1925); 56.5x15.5x13.5 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)

Aphrodite Anadyomene (marble)
3709520 Aphrodite Anadyomene (marble) by Roman, (2nd century AD); height: 34.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The goddess standing nude on integral base, with weight on left leg, right leg bent)

The Risen Christ, three-quarter length nude drawn over studies of a leg and a foot (chalk
CH469003 The Risen Christ, three-quarter length nude drawn over studies of a leg and a foot (chalk, pen & ink on paper) (recto of 469002) by Buonarroti

Venus and Cupid, c. 1624 (ivory)
1216884 Venus and Cupid, c.1624 (ivory) by Petel, Georg (c.1601-c.1634); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; German, out of copyright

Caryatid by Victor Vilain, Decoration of the Louvre, Paris, 1852-57 (salted paper print)
3611963 Caryatid by Victor Vilain, Decoration of the Louvre, Paris, 1852-57 (salted paper print) by Baldus, Edouard-Denis (c.1813-c.1889); J

Statue of Mercury (marble)
3268014 Statue of Mercury (marble) by Roman; Museo Gregoriano Etrusco, Vatican City; (add.info.: Roman copy of a Greek original.)

Albinus I, Pl. V: Musculature, illustration from Tabulae sceleti et musculorum
HMB306111 Albinus I, Pl. V: Musculature, illustration from Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani, by Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697-1770), published by J.&H. Verbeek, bibliop

Hercules (bronze)
ALI277551 Hercules (bronze) by Italian School; Pinacoteca Capitolina, Palazzo Conservatori, Rome, Italy; Alinari

Elisabeth of Hungary (stone)
BFM281558 Elisabeth of Hungary (stone) by Gunther, Ignaz (Guenther) (1725-75); 52.5x21.5 cm; Liebieghaus Museum, Frankfurt; (add.info)

Rear View of Riace Warrior B (bronze)
ALI322033 Rear View of Riace Warrior B (bronze) by Greek, (5th century BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Reggio Calabria, Italy; (add.info.: were found by Stefano Mariottini)

Riace Warrior B (bronze)
ALI322032 Riace Warrior B (bronze) by Greek, (5th century BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Reggio Calabria, Italy; (add.info.: were found by Stefano Mariottini)

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Contrapposto: The Art of Graceful Balance In the world of art, a technique that has captivated artists and viewers alike for centuries, and is a pose that exudes elegance, balance, and naturalism. Let's explore some notable this captivating technique. One such masterpiece showcasing contrapposto is "Bacchus" by an unknown artist in 1867. This watercolor and bodycolour on paper painting depicts the Roman god of wine in a relaxed stance, with his weight shifted onto one leg while the other leg remains slightly bent. The subtle twist in his torso adds to the sense of movement and grace. Another example is found in "Study of a nude Man, " created using red chalk on brownish paper. This artwork showcases the careful observation and study of human anatomy through its depiction of a male figure standing confidently with one hip thrust outwards. Moving beyond drawings, we encounter Hiram Power's renowned sculpture "The Greek Slave. " Carved from marble between 1842-43, this piece portrays a female figure captured as she awaits her fate as a slave. Her gentle contrapposto pose conveys vulnerability yet also strength amidst adversity. Photography also embraces this artistic technique; an intriguing example being "A nude woman standing near a table with leaves and flowers painted around her waist. " This hand-coloured stereoscopic daguerreotype from 1850 captures both beauty and nature harmoniously intertwined within the composition, and are be seen not only in individual figures but also within narrative scenes like "Study of Figures for a Narrative Scene. " Executed using black chalk on paper, these sketches reveal dynamic interactions between characters engaged in various actions or conversations while maintaining their balanced poses. Even self-reflection finds expression through contrapposto; take for instance another hand-coloured stereoscopic daguerreotype titled "A nude woman standing in front of a mirror wearing shoes, stockings, and a hairband.