Tondo (art)
A tondo is a small round picture in a frame or without it. The word derives from the Italian rotondo, “round,” being an abbreviated form.
Like in a logo the scene is consolidated and omitted, and to a large extent, unimportant. While the background is visible in tondo paintings, in tondo relief carvings the background is not seen. The portrait of the Greek poet Menander is an example of tondo.
Since Greek antiquity artists have created tondi, particularly in Italy in the 15th and 16th century. The application of tondi is often an indication of on mannerism in the art.
The tondo is also used as a design element in architecture — from the Renaissance to Historicism — particularly on pediments directly under the roof.
[N.B.: A less frequently encountered synonym for tondo is rondo , though the latter term much more usually refers to a certain musical formal scheme.]
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