- A
mandorla is an almond-shaped aureola, i.e. a
frame that
surrounds the
totality of an
iconographic figure. It is
usually synonymous with vesica, a lens...
-
refers to the
almond like shape: "
mandorla"
means almond nut in Italian. In
icons of the
Eastern Orthodox Church, the
mandorla is used to
depict sacred moments...
-
bladders (swim bladder)
found in most fish. In Italian, the shape's name is
mandorla ("almond"). A
similar shape in
three dimensions is the lemon. This figure...
- The
Mandorla Art
Award is an
Australian religious art prize,
where the
artists are
given a
theme inspired by the
Christian scriptures akin to the historic...
- respectively, of the AACM.) Mitc****
published her
first book in 2022, The
Mandorla Letters: for the hopeful,
under the name
Nicole Mitc**** Gantt. Mitc****...
- In the West the
image showed a full-length
enthroned Christ,
often in a
mandorla or
other geometrical frame,
surrounded by the
symbols of the Four Evangelists...
-
meaning "bitter",
which references the
distinctive flavour lent by the
mandorla amara or by the
drupe kernel. However, the
bitterness of
amaretto tends...
-
Summer Night (Italian:
Notte d'estate con
profilo greco,
occhi a
mandorla e
odore di basilico, also
known as
Summer Night with Gr**** Profile,
Almond Eyes...
- the apse,
Christ in
Majesty or
Christ the
Redeemer enthroned within a
mandorla and
framed by the four
winged beasts,
symbols of the Four Evangelists,...
- Saint-André, Meistratzheim).
Combines a
traditional representation in a
mandorla with an Art
Nouveau style celestial background. Mid-20th-century window...
