mandorla
The artistic interpretation of a halo or aura surrounding the head or body of holy figures. The shape is formed by the intersection of two circles.
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Mandorla - An almond-shaped motif in which Christ sits; sometimes used also for the Virgin.
mandorla The almond-shaped halo or aura surrounding the head or body of a sacred figure. The shape is formed by the intersection of two circles. Italian for almond.
Mandorla
an oval or almond-shaped aureola, or radiance, surrounding the body of a holy person.
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Mandorla
Painted or sculpted form, which enclosed a personage in order to enhance it.
MANDORLA
Ancient symbol of two circles coming together, used to describe the coming together of heaven and earth.
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A classic scheme for the full painted decoration of a church, derived from earlier examples often in mosaic, had, as its focal point in the semi-dome of the apse, Christ in Majesty or Christ the Redeemer enthroned within a mandorla and framed by the ...
Christ is placed in the center within a mandorla of light and is flanked by the four beasts of the Apocalypse. On the lintel appears the Twelve Apostles significantly divided into four groups of three figures.
 See also: Church, Architecture, Roman, Ground, Ornament
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