noun
- a halo or circle of light, especially one depicted around the head of a saint or holy figure in art
Usage: art; religious
Examples
- The medieval painting showed the saint with a golden gloriole around her head.
- Renaissance artists often depicted angels with bright glorioles.
- The icon featured Christ with a radiant gloriole symbolizing his divinity.
- In Byzantine art, the gloriole was typically painted in gold leaf.
- The stained glass window showed Mary with a delicate blue gloriole.