Tondo (art)

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A tondo (pl.: tondi or tondos) is a Renaissance term for a circular work of art, either a painting or a sculpture. The word derives from the Italian rotondo, "round". The term is usually not used in English for small round paintings, but only those over about 60 cm (two feet) in diameter, thus excluding many round portrait miniatures – for sculpture the threshold is rather lower. A circular or oval relief sculpture is also called a roundel. The infrequently-encountered synonym rondo usually refers to the musical form. In architecture, the term tondo is reserved for a blank oval or roundel; one containing ornamentation or imagery is called a medallion.

Read on Wikipedia · Image Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi (1395 - 1455) – painter (Italian) Born in Italy, Mugello, Vicchio. Died in Italy, Rome. Details on Google Art Project, Public domain