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Italy. Santa Croce. Giotto. Does a halo move like a hat?

March 19, 2015 By artinthecenter

In the Byzantine era artists created halos on Saints to move like a plate affixed to the plane of the art. Then, with more sophistication, like a hat. Hats move with the head.

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