單一物像或群像在三度空間的旋扭姿態,營造一種動態感,並可從各個面向觀看該作品。Una pose en que una figura o grupo de figuras se tuercen en tres dimensiones, creando la impresión de movimiento y animando la observación de la pieza de todos lados.A pose in which a figure or group of figures twists in three dimensions, creating the impression of movement and, with sculptures, encourages viewing of the piece from all sides. In western art, the pose was seen in Hellenistic art, but was adopted and further developed in the Mannerist style, growing out of the Classical and Renaissance "contrapposto"; figura serpentinata moves figures in a spiral pose or other pose having larger numbers of axes than contrapposto.Een driedimensionale figuur of groep figuren in een gedraaide houding, waardoor de indruk van beweging ontstaat en de toeschouwer wordt aangemoedigd het stuk van alle kanten te bekijken.