Talk:Classical Contrapost

Odd title
Why "Classical"? It's not an inherent part of the concept: what about Baroque contrapposto? Or is this a confusion of "classic" with "classical"? And why the strange word "Contrapost" not in the Concise OED? "Counterpoise" would be the English term, if contrapposto weren't universal in art-historical discourse. Would Chiaroscuro become "Clear-Obscure"? Try googling "contrapost art" and "contrapposto art" and see if I'm mistaken. --Wetman 19:37, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC) --Just some thoughts. --Wetman 11:25, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Why "a term most commonly used in the visual arts..." In what other ways is it used, then?
 * "a more relaxed and less stiff appearance" Less stiff than what?
 * "Contrapost has been used since the dawn of classical western sculpture." This is vapouring. When is the earliest identifiable use of contrapposto? Might Greece be mentioned in this sentence?
 * "young men with the divine sense" What sense is that? How do we recognize "the divine sense" in a young man or a sculpture? Does the divine sense inform contrapposto in some way?
 * "Classical contrapost was revived in the Renaissance by the Italian artists Michelangelo..." What about Late Gothic contrapposto? How is that different? The contrast might sharpen the picture