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2. Tondo (art) - Wikipedia

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   A tondo (pl.: tondi or tondos) is a Renaissance term for a circular work of art, either a painting or a sculpture. The word derives from the Italian rotondo , "round". The term is usually not used in English for small round paintings, but only those over about 60 cm (two feet) in diameter, thus excluding many round portrait miniatures – for ...

3. Ensō - Wikipedia

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   Ensō (c. 2000) by Kanjuro Shibata XX.Some artists draw ensō with an opening in the circle, while others close the circle.. In Zen art, an ensō (円 相, "circular form") [1] is a circle hand-drawn in one or two uninhibited brushstrokes to express the Zen mind, which is associated with enlightenment, emptiness, freedom, and the state of no-mind.

4. Vitruvian Man - Wikipedia

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   Inspired by the writings of the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius, the drawing depicts a nude man in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and inscribed in both a circle and square. It was described by the art historian Carmen C. Bambach as "justly ranked among the all-time iconic images of Western civilization". [1]

5. Halo (religious iconography) - Wikipedia

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   A halo (from Ancient Greek ἅλως, hálōs, 'threshing floor, disk'), [1] [2] also called a nimbus, aureole, glory or gloriole (Latin: gloriola, lit. 'little glory'), is a crown of light rays, circle or disk of light [3] that surrounds a person in works of art.

6. Mandala - Wikipedia

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   In Hinduism, a basic mandala, also called a yantra, takes the form of a square with four gates containing a circle with a centre point. Each gate is in the general shape of a T. [3] Mandalas often have radial balance. [4] A yantra is similar to a mandala, usually smaller and using a more limited colour palette.

7. Marusankakushikaku - Wikipedia

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   Marusankakushikaku consists of three simple geometric shapes, drawn freehand in ink on washi paper – from right to left, a circle (円, maru), a triangle (三角, sankaku), and a square (四角, shikaku). The circle is drawn in the darkest ink, and the square in the lightest ink. The work is 28.4 cm (11.2 in) tall and 48.1 cm (18.9 in) wide ...

8. Warli painting - Wikipedia

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   The Warli painting tradition in Maharashtra are among the finest examples of the folk style of paintings. The Warli tribe is one of the largest in India, located outside Mumbai. Till the 1970s, even though the tribal style of art is thought to date back as early as 10th century C.E. [ 1 ] The Warli culture is centered on the concept of Mother ...

9. The Magic Circle (Waterhouse paintings) - Wikipedia

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   The smaller 1886 version of The Magic Circle, 88 cm x 60 cm (34.6 in x 23.6 in), in a private collection Miranda - The Tempest by J. W. Waterhouse (1916) A study for the painting, c. 1886, in a private collection. The Magic Circle is an 1886 oil painting in the Pre-Raphaelite style by John William Waterhouse. Two copies of the painting were ...