lunette

(noun)

A half-moon shaped space, usually above a dorr or window, either filled with recessed masonry or void.

Related Terms

Examples of lunette in the following topics:

  • Mosaics in the Early Byzantine Empire

    • Mosaics cover the walls of the vault, the lunettes and the bell tower.
    • The inside contains two famous mosaic lunettes, and the rest of the interior is filled with mosaics of Christian symbols.

  • Ravenna

    • A series of mosaics in the lunettes above the triforia depict sacrifices from the Old Testament.

  • Architecture of the Early Christian Church

    • A series of mosaics in the lunettes above the triforia depict sacrifices from the Old Testament.