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Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi, Adoration of the Magi, c. 1440/1460, National Gallery of Art. 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".
Shaped canvases are paintings that depart from the normal flat, rectangular configuration. Canvases may be shaped by altering their outline, while retaining their flatness. An ancient, traditional example is the tondo, a painting on a round panel or canvas: Raphael, as well as some other Renaissance painters, sometimes chose this format for madonna paintings. [1]
Venus of Hohle Fels, the earliest known Venus figurine. The Vénus impudique, which was the figurine that gave the whole category its name, was the first Palaeolithic sculptural representation of a woman to be discovered in modern times.
Christ in Majesty shown within a mandorla shape in a medieval illuminated manuscript. 13/14th c. seal of Stone Priory in Staffordshire, England, in the shape of a mandorla. 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 shape.
Round Face Shape. Jon Kopaloff - Getty Images. ... To do this, contour just above your jawline to slim the face and add more definition, says Bardo. Oval Face Shape. Samir Hussein - Getty Images ...
A figure drawing is a drawing of the human form in any of its various shapes and postures, using any of the drawing media. The term can also refer to the act of producing such a drawing . The degree of representation may range from highly detailed, anatomically correct renderings to loose and expressive sketches.
Jim Spellman/Getty Images. Key characteristics: Your forehead and cheekbones are about the same width (similar to a round face), but you have a stronger jawline with sharp angles. Most flattering ...
“Asymmetry is a great choice when flattering round faces, so tucking one side will lift the cheekbone, draw the eye away from the wider area of the face and create angles in the hair instead.”