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An aureola or aureole (diminutive of Latin aurea, "golden") is the radiance of luminous cloud which, in paintings of sacred personages, surrounds the whole figure. In the earliest periods of ...
A crux gemmata (Latin, "jewelled cross") is a form of cross typical of Early Christian and Early Medieval art, where the cross, or at least its front side, is principally decorated with ...
The globus cruciger (Latin, "cross-bearing orb") is an orb topped with a cross, a Christian symbol of authority used throughout the Middle Ages and even today on coins, iconography and royal regalia. ...
Halo is a circular shape placed around the heads of holy persons in Christianity. It is usually of yellow or gold color and it represents the holiness of person in question. Christ usually (but not ...
Hell icons (Russian: Адописная икона, Adopisnaya ikona, lit. "Hell-written icon" or "of a Hell descent icon") are legendary icons with images of Devil hidden under primer, riza or ...
Hellmouth is the entrance to Hell envisaged as the gaping mouth of a huge monster, an image which first appears in Anglo-Saxon art, and then spread all over Europe, remaining very common in ...
An icon case or kiot is a decorated case (usually foldable) or glass shelf for keeping and displaying religious icons. Icon cases range in size and design. Common Greek kiots are tall and typically ...