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Chiastic Pose The weight of the body on one foot, the other flexed and at rest, is a stance called the "chiastic" pose: -Attributed to Polykleitos -Weight rests on right leg -Counterbalanced by bent left leg -Shoulder axis shifts -Spine curves -Figure is in balance -Lends naturalism to figure |
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![]() Doryphoros (spearbearer), 450-440 BC |