Halos (glories)
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elementos de diseño > elementos de diseño > motivos > glories
Descripción
Glories that comprise a circle, disk, series of lines, or rays of light with which the head of the sacred personage is surrounded. In Hellenistic and Roman art, halos are worn by the sun-god Helios and Roman emperors often appear with a crown of rays. The imagery was picked up in Christian art.
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- halos (glories) [en]
- halo (glory) [en]
- nimbus [en]