Sitting

Sitting is a subject in art. The gallery holds 200 works in this subject in art, including works by Titian, Thomas Eakins and Paolo Veronese.

Sitting is a basic action and resting position in which the body weight is supported primarily by the bony ischial tuberosities with the buttocks in contact with the ground or a horizontal surface such as a chair seat, instead of by the lower limbs as in standing, squatting or kneeling. When sitting, the torso is more or less upright, although sometimes it can lean against other objects for a more relaxed posture.