descending

The overall direction of the elements seem to be going downwards, as if elements were falling. It can give a heavy or dispirited feel.

To decline; slant; sink; slide; fall; deteriorate.

The most obvious example of Descending as a concept is seen in the work ‘Nude descending a Staircase’ by Marcel Duchamp (1912).

Looking at the postioning of forms from left to right, a definite sequential in height is seen.

(this image also strongly is made upon the concepts of Rhythm and Diagonal Composition

References:

The categorie ‘Analogies’ is inspired by the book ‘Zo doe je dat‘ by J.J. Beljon.

Beljon , J. J. (1979) Zo Doe je dat. Raamgracht AMsterdam. ISBN 9789062879236.
Beljon was a sculpturere and the Director of the Royal academy of the Arts THe Hague. Zo Doe je dat! described the foundations of visual analysis from a metaphorical point of view.

Ways of Seeing is a 1972 television series of 30-minute films created chiefly by writer John Berger and producer Mike Dibb. It was broadcast on BBC Two in January 1972 and adapted into a book of the same name. (Wikipedia )