Halo
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https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/tag/24118
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- A halo (from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs) ´threshing floor, disk´; also called a nimbus, aureole, glory, or gloriole) is a crown of light rays, circle or disk of light that surrounds a person in art. It has been used in the iconography of many religions to indicate holy or sacred figures, and has at various periods also been used in images of rulers and heroes. In the religious art of Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism among other religions, sacred persons may be depicted with a halo in the form of a circular glow, or flames in Asian art, around the head or around the whole body—this last one is often called a mandorla. Halos may be shown as almost any colour or combination of colours, but are most often depicted as golden, yellow or white when representing light or red when representing flames.
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Ölgemälde - Madonna mit Kindern (Madonna della seggiola)
Ölgemälde des Karl Ernst...
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Image: Kreismuseum Bitterfeld - RR-F -
Jesus mit brennendem Herz
Relief mit plastisch...
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Image: Historisches Museum der Pfalz, Speyer - CC BY -
Prophet Daniel mit Spruchband
Das Hochrelief befindet sich...
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Image: Historisches Museum der Pfalz, Speyer - CC BY -
Grüne Tārā (Die Retterin; Der Stern) mit zwei begleitenden Bodhisattvas
Unter den Kaisern der...
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Image: Grassi Museum für Angewandte Kunst - CC BY-NC-SA
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