gloriole

Examples

• All

• In many medieval artworks, the gloriole symbolizes holiness.

• The painting depicted a saint with a golden gloriole above her head.

• In Renaissance art, the gloriole is often intricately decorated to signify holiness.

• The artist used light and color to create a luminous gloriole around the figure of the Madonna.

• The painting depicted the saint with a bright gloriole shining around his head.

• In artworks of the Renaissance, a gloriole was often depicted to symbolize holiness.

• The artist skillfully added a gloriole around the figure's head to enhance the sense of divinity.

Synonyms

G

glory

vsgloriole

• Specialized

114 8.6

A bright circle of light around a holy person's head in pictures

is the more specialized art term for that circular radiant light

H

halo

vsgloriole

13 5.8

A circle of light painted around a saint's head to show they are holy

is the same circular light but named with a specific traditional term

A

aura

vsgloriole

6 8.1

A bright light that surrounds a holy person's head in pictures

is the specific ring term referring to a distinct circular light

N

nimbus

vsgloriole

• Literature

1 9.1

A ring of light around a holy person's head in pictures

is the traditional word for a circular radiant light around a saint's head

A

aureole

vsgloriole

• Specialized

1 9.9

A circle of light that appears around a holy person's head in pictures

is used more for surrounding body glow than a tight ring around the head

A

aureola

vsgloriole

• Literature

9.4

A bright circle of light around a holy person's head

is the same idea but often emphasizes the circular shape rather than general glow

Surface Forms

Etymology