The development of contrapposto, or weight-shift, as in the Kritios Boy, seems to have been motivated by a desire to
a. dramatize the stories narrated in the decorative programs of temples and sanctuaries.
b. overturn the dictates of The Canon.
c. create a sculptural equivalent to entasis in architecture.
d. closely echo the writings of both Plato and Hippocrates.
Answer: a
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