Definition of vesica piscis in English:
vesica piscis
nounPlural vesicae piscisˈviː-ˌvɛsɪkə ˈpɪskɪsˈvesikə ˈpis(k)is
A pointed oval figure used as an architectural feature and as an aureole enclosing figures such as Jesus Christ or the Virgin Mary in medieval art.
Also called mandorla
Example sentencesExamples
- The Vesica Piscis represents the summer and winter solstices of this cycle.
- It was through the use of the vesica piscis that the artists and architects of the past, in both the East and West, were able to construct accurate geometric forms.
- Here the central figure is unusually surrounded by the ovoid shape of the vesica piscis.
- The first spot you will reach at the bottom of the garden is this vesica piscis shaped pool that has Chalice Well water flowing in to it through a series of flow forms.
- Nowadays, it has come to refer exclusively to a certain more complicated shape formed of three vesicae piscis, sometimes with an added circle in or around it.
Origin
Latin, literally 'fish's bladder'.