The Porta della Mandorlais one of the most perfect examples of Florentine decorative sculpture that exists.
It represents the Madonna borne up in the Mandorla surrounded by Angels, three of whom above are hymning her triumph.
Above this sorrowful scene you may see the Glory and Assumption of Our Lady in a mandorla glory, upheld by six angels, while St. Thomas kneels below, stretching out his arms, assured at last.
Engraving of Christ in a mandorla from Bettini's Monte Santo di Dio.
The earliest work of the new school of illustration is the magnificent cut of the Virgin in a mandorla appearing to S.
The first of these shows the ladder of Prayer and the Sacraments up which, by the virtues which form its successive rungs, a cassocked youth is preparing to climb to heaven, where Christ stands in a mandorla supported by angels.
Below the said throne was a man who, when the mandorlahad reached its place, made it fast with a bolt without being seen, so that it stood firmly on its base.
Finally, Donatello made two busts of prophets for the Mandorla door.
This is precisely the treatment observed in the Mandorla relief, the Martelli David, the young Gattamelata, and the Amorino in the Bargello: in a lesser degree it is observable in the Isaac and the Siena Virtues.
This statue shows a doubt and hesitation which did not affect Donatello when making the little prophets for the Mandorla door.
But the type would appear more advanced than the busts on the Mandorla doorway or the Siena work made about this time.
The mandorla recalls the altar-pieces of Borgo and of Lyons.
This represents the Eternal Father within a mandorla of cherubs.
In the former Our Lord is in the clouds in a mandorlaof rays, and His hands are raised in benediction.
The figure of the Saviour is inaccurate and badly drawn, the face is quite unsatisfactory, the mandorla clumsy and rigid, the angels poor and lacking in expression, and their draperies feeble.
Above, in the curve of the arch, is depicted the Eternal Father seated on the clouds within a mandorla of cherubs heads and on either side are kneeling adoring angels.
High up above is the Eternal Father within a mandorla of cherubs.
The Madonna is in the sky within a mandorla of cherubs, and has four angels around her playing on instruments.
The Madonna is in a luminous mandorla of rays and surrounded by angels and cherubs, while below on the ground the apostles and holy women, who are gazing up into heaven.
In place of a mandorla of rays of burning light, there is the usual one of cherubs, cut across by an awkward cloud, and almost all the figures have lost their dignity and power.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "mandorla" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
