mandorla
/ (mænˈdɔːlə) /
(in painting, sculpture, etc) an almond-shaped area of light, usually surrounding the resurrected Christ or the Virgin at the Assumption: Also called: vesica
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How to use mandorla in a sentence
This represents the Eternal Father within a mandorla of cherubs.
Great Masters in Painting: Perugino | George C. WilliamsonThe mandorla recalls the altar-pieces of Borgo and of Lyons.
Great Masters in Painting: Perugino | George C. WilliamsonThe Porta della mandorla is one of the most perfect examples of Florentine decorative sculpture that exists.
The Story of Florence | Edmund G. GardnerAbove is the famous relief which crowns the whole, and from which the door takes its name–the glorified Madonna of the mandorla.
The Story of Florence | Edmund G. GardnerIt represents the Madonna borne up in the mandorla surrounded by Angels, three of whom above are hymning her triumph.
The Story of Florence | Edmund G. Gardner
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