Radiant supernatural light represented as encircling an image of a deity or sacred figure. Web resource here. See also: mandorla.
Pisanello. The Virgin and Child with Saints. Tempera on poplar wood. Ca. 1435-41. National Gallery, London.
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Pisanello. The Virgin and Child with Saints. Tempera on poplar wood. Ca. 1435-41. National Gallery, London.