In the modeling and posing of human figures we can use examples from sculpture. Early sculptures of human figures, while anatomically (anatomy) correct, appeared stiff and unnatural. The classical Greeks progressed to where they were able to model the human form in a nonsymmetrical, relaxed stance that appeared much more realistic. This is described by the Italian word Contrapposto (counterpose). This was lost during the dark ages and was rediscovered by Donatello during the Italian Renaissance.