2) The presentation of the martyr-saint in a standing position is generally seen in a contraposto stance with the weight on either the right or the left leg and the body swaying in counterpoint. In the contraposto pose the planes created by the shoulders are opposite those of the hips and the whole body and legs form a soft "S" curve.

2-a) Frequently the feet are shown together, but slightly splayed and one of the legs are flexed at the knee--e.g., Rogier van der Weyden (1446) (See: Figure 29), Andrea Mantegna (1459) (See: Figure 5), Benozzo Gozzoli (1465) (See: Figure 15), Josse Lieferinxe and Bernardino Simondi (1497) (See: Figure 10), Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio (1500) (See: Figure 54) and Vencenzo Foppa (b. 1514) (See: Figure 55), among others.