ALTARPIECE A panel, painted or sculptured, situated above and behind an altar. Sometimes made of three panels hinged together so that it can be folded up, when it is called a triptych.
Altarpiece
a painted or sculpted work of art designed to stand above or behind an altar.
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Altarpiece:
An individual or group of panels or screens located near or on the altar.
Ambulatory: ...
altarpiece, reredos - a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
partition, divider - a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) ...
The Ghent Altarpiece of the Adoration of the Lamb by Hubert and Jan van Eyck, 1432, is a polyptych, made of many panels.
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The Ghent Altarpiece (completed 1432, Saint Bavon, Ghent), one of the most famous works of the Renaissance, is a large polyptych consisting of two hinged panels, painted on both sides, that open to reveal a two-tiered central panel.
Renaissance altarpieces often followed this format, with the two outer panels hinged so that they could fold like doors in front of the main, center panel. From the Greek tri- "three" + ptychē "fold".
AltarpieceA painting or carving above or behind an altar.AmboRaised platform or pulpit in Early Christian churches.Ambulatory(lit. walkway): Aisle around the sanctuary of a church.Angle buttress ...
Magnificent decoration, including both frescoes cycles and altarpieces, was unified through a more sophisticated use of light and color to enhance architectural space.
Retable: An altarpiece, decorated with painting or sculpture which stands at the back of an altar. Retirata: Improvised fieldwork to counter an imminent breach. Revetment: Retaining wall to prevent erosion; to face a surface with stone slabs.
 See also: Altar, Architecture, Church, Ornament, Gothic
  
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