04-03-2006, 04:53 AM
Hi Travis,
Our very own art historian comes to clear up any confusion :wink:
Ahh...never heard of the term before. Let's see now....."Nimbi", it appears to come from the Latin meaning "clouds".
Hmm...just as I suspected. This is what Vortigern (and Carlton ?) was thinking of.
Wow, that late, huh ? So, even though it's pagan in origin it comes during Paganism's twilight withinin the Empire.
I'm totally unfamiliar with the square version :? Very interesting...I'll look for them.
Only for Western Christendom, right ? The Byzantines (i.e. the Emperors) held on to it till their last, at least that was my understanding.
Our very own art historian comes to clear up any confusion :wink:
Quote:Nimbi is the technical turn in art history.
Ahh...never heard of the term before. Let's see now....."Nimbi", it appears to come from the Latin meaning "clouds".
Quote:The heliate spiked corona, and foliate corona are separate phenomenon
Hmm...just as I suspected. This is what Vortigern (and Carlton ?) was thinking of.
Quote:The halo is most likely a representation of the solar disk and appears in Ghandaran, Christian/Late Roman and Persian art at nearly the same time. 3rd-4th C.
Wow, that late, huh ? So, even though it's pagan in origin it comes during Paganism's twilight withinin the Empire.
Quote:The nimbus comes in several forms. Circular ones are reserved for dieties and square ones seem to indicate contemporary living figures.
I'm totally unfamiliar with the square version :? Very interesting...I'll look for them.
Quote:By the 7th C. the round nimbus becomes reserved almost exclusively for saints, the Virgin and Christ.
Only for Western Christendom, right ? The Byzantines (i.e. the Emperors) held on to it till their last, at least that was my understanding.
Jaime
