Sentences with phrase «renaissance tondos»

The circle, though, has little to do with Renaissance tondos or contemporary shaped canvas.

They help Ben Gocker, whose thickly gessoed circle converts an unfinished Renaissance tondo into finished wreckage of its own.

Think of a Renaissance tondo, or circular painting — or a medieval Crucifix.

Not exact matches

While Jorden's work nods to what came before it (let's not forget the prevalence of the tondo in Renaissance art!)

During the Italian Renaissance, the circle was considered to be a divinely inspired shape and throughout the fourteenth century the tondo (Italian for round) was reserved for religious icons or allegorical scenes.