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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > As has already been noted in this thread, some orders extended the > convention of full haloes for saints to beati whose saintliness they > were actively affirming. Sano di Pietro's St Bernardino altarpiece of 1445-47 in Siena is interesting, in this respect, despite the fact that he was Franciscan rather than Dominican. The as-yet- uncanonized saint was originally painted with light beams emanating from his head, but after his canonization in 1450, the main iconic figure of the saint was provided with a halo. Cheers, Jim Bugslag ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html