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tondo
tondo. A painting or relief sculpture of circular shape: the word is Italian for ‘round’. The format became popular in Florence in the 15th century, perhaps as a development of the desco da parto, and was often used in depictions of the Virgin and Child, the ‘perfect’ geometrical form of the circle perhaps being intended to reflect the moral perfection of Christ and his mother. There are famous tondi by Michelangelo in both painting and sculpture: the Holy Family (Uffizi, Florence), known as the Doni Tondo, his only completed panel painting to survive; and two early sculptures of the Virgin and Child, the Taddei Tondo (RA, London) and the Pitti Tondo (Bargello, Florence). All three date from around 1505 and all three are named after the families that commissioned them. Most portrait miniatures are circular, but the word ‘tondo’ is not applied to such small works.
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IAN CHILVERS. "tondo." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "tondo." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-tondo.html IAN CHILVERS. "tondo." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-tondo.html |
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tondo
tondo circular painting. XIX. — It. tondo round, circle, aphetic of rotondo round.
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T. F. HOAD. "tondo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "tondo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tondo.html T. F. HOAD. "tondo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tondo.html |
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tondo
tondo (It.: ‘round’). A painting or relief sculpture of circular shape.
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IAN CHILVERS. "tondo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "tondo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-tondo.html IAN CHILVERS. "tondo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-tondo.html |
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tondo. Circular medallion or plaque, often set in spandrels.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "tondo." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "tondo." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-tondo.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "tondo." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-tondo.html |
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tondo
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•weirdo • sourdough • fricandeau
•tournedos • Murdo
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"tondo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tondo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-tondo.html "tondo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-tondo.html |
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