Comment by marcosdumay

13 hours ago

I wonder when exactly saints halos changed into rings in religious images. The older ones are all, well halo-shapped, but currently the only image people think of are the rings.

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hermitcrab  7 hours ago

CoPilot says:

"Halos in religious art began transitioning from spherical or radiant forms to flat, ring-like discs during the early Renaissance, around the 14th to 15th centuries."

cm2012  13 hours ago

Probably from The Simpsons

  • marcosdumay  10 hours ago

    I meant centuries old... I think the Renascence paintings still all have halos.

    While I can fully believe The Simpsons will run for that time, they are still not there.