tondo
Round art piece
A tondo is a circular painting or relief sculpture, a format particularly favored during the Italian Renaissance for devotional images of the Madonna and Child.
The round frame creates a self-contained compositional space that artists found challenging and distinctive.
Michelangelo's Doni Tondo is among the most celebrated examples.
The plural may be either tondos or the Italian tondi.
Forming a closed curve
- roundCurved like circle
- medallionLarge decorative disk pendant
- diskFlat circular object
- diameterDistance across through center
circumference · curvature · frame · border · composition · centered · encircled · contained
Florentine banking dynasty
- FlorenceTuscan capital city
- BotticelliQuattrocento painter from Florence
- MichelangeloFlorentine sculptor and painter
- RaphaelRenaissance painter from Urbino
Madonna · quattrocento · patronage · commission · devotional · domestic · palazzo · Uffizi
Egg-yolk painting method
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- panelDistinct flat section
- woodTree-derived building material
- poplarFast-growing deciduous timber
gesso · pigment · gilding · brushwork · composition · Madonna · Christ Child · Holy Family
Easing of distress
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- glazedCoated with shiny finish
Andrea · Luca · Giovanni · ceramic · polychrome · wreath · garland · fruit
Steadiness or amount owed
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- centeredPlaced at midpoint
- radialEmanating from center
unity · equilibrium · containment · focal point · arrangement · geometry · aesthetic · coherence
circular
Forming a closed curve
diameter · circumference · curvature · frame · border · composition · centered · encircled · contained · bounded
Medici
Florentine banking dynasty
- FlorenceTuscan capital city
- BotticelliQuattrocento painter from Florence
- MichelangeloFlorentine sculptor and painter
Raphael · Madonna · quattrocento · patronage · commission · devotional · domestic · palazzo · Uffizi · terracotta
tempera
Egg-yolk painting method
poplar · gesso · pigment · gilding · brushwork · composition · Madonna · Christ Child · Holy Family · Adoration
relief
Easing of distress
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
glazed · Andrea · Luca · Giovanni · ceramic · polychrome · wreath · garland · fruit · architectural
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- centeredPlaced at midpoint
radial · unity · equilibrium · containment · focal point · arrangement · geometry · aesthetic · coherence