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Glowing Halo is a crown or ring of light rays, a circle or disk of light, also commonly known as an aureole, nimbus, glory or gloriol. It is generally shown as surrounding a person in art. The halo has been a part of many religious iconographics to indicate sacrificed or holy figures. It has also been used in images of rulers or heroes at various periods in history. In the religious art of Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam and Buddhism. Among various religions, the people who are considered sacred are depicted with a halo in the form of a circular ring of light or the flames as in Asian art, surrounding them around the head or the whole body. The one which surrounds the whole body is also known as a mandorla. The glowing halo can be shown as a combination of colours or almost any color, but are majorly depicted as golden, white or yellow when representing light or red when it used to reflect flames.
This more than natural light in the form of a ring was described by Homer, if we trace the history of halo back to Ancient Greece. In the act of slaying Medusa, depictions of Perseus, with the lines radiating from his head appears on a white box in the Louvre and on a slightly later red figured vase in the style of Polygnotus, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

In this sub category you can download free PNG images: Glowing Halo Miscellaneous. In this category "Glowing Halo" we have 8 free PNG images with transparent background.

  • Glowing Halo Photos PNG Image

    Glowing Halo Photos
    Format: PNG
    Resolution: 600x238
    Size: 41.6KB
    Downloads: 1,134
  • Glowing Halo Transparent Image PNG Image

    Glowing Halo Transparent Image
    Format: PNG
    Resolution: 900x196
    Size: 81.6KB
    Downloads: 937
  • Glowing Halo Transparent PNG Image

    Glowing Halo Transparent
    Format: PNG
    Resolution: 600x150
    Size: 29.0KB
    Downloads: 818
  • Glowing Halo Image PNG Image

    Glowing Halo Image
    Format: PNG
    Resolution: 3300x975
    Size: 307.7KB
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  • Glowing Halo File PNG Image

    Glowing Halo File
    Format: PNG
    Resolution: 480x255
    Size: 76.4KB
    Downloads: 581
  • Glowing Halo Transparent Background PNG Image

    Glowing Halo Transparent Background
    Format: PNG
    Resolution: 876x654
    Size: 2.2MB
    Downloads: 503
  • Glowing Halo PNG Image

    Glowing Halo
    Format: PNG
    Resolution: 600x214
    Size: 25.7KB
    Downloads: 474
  • Glowing Halo Clipart PNG Image

    Glowing Halo Clipart
    Format: PNG
    Resolution: 600x342
    Size: 16.1KB
    Downloads: 429