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Altarpiece
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An altarpiece is a painting or sculpture, including relief, of religious subject matter made for placing at the back of or behind the altar of a Christian church. Though most commonly used for a singl
The Ghent Altarpiece (1432) by Hubert and Jan van Eyck, with its wings open. Considered one of the masterpieces of Early Netherlandish painting, a com
The Ghent Altarpiece (1432) by Hubert and Jan van Eyck, with its wings open. Considered one of the masterpieces of Early Netherlandish painting, a complex polyptych panel winged altarpiece, which lost its elaborate framework in the Reformation.
Vigoroso da Siena's altarpiece from 1291, an example of an early painted panel altarpiece, with the individual parts framed by gables and sculptured e
Vigoroso da Siena's altarpiece from 1291, an example of an early painted panel altarpiece, with the individual parts framed by gables and sculptured elements
Rothenburg: The Altarpiece of the Holy Blood, by Tilman Riemenschneider (1501–1505). An example of an altarpiece with a central, sculpted section and
Rothenburg: The Altarpiece of the Holy Blood, by Tilman Riemenschneider (1501–1505). An example of an altarpiece with a central, sculpted section and relief wings.
Sacra conversazione with a landscape setting and donor portrait, Palma Vecchio, c. 1519
Sacra conversazione with a landscape setting and donor portrait, Palma Vecchio, c. 1519
Predella
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In art, a predella is the lowest part of an altarpiece, sometimes forming a platform or step, and the painting or sculpture along it, at the bottom of an altarpiece, sometimes with a single much large
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…triptychs have a main panel, and two side ones. Diptychs, with only two equally sized panels, were usually smaller portable pieces for individuals. The predella is a row of much smaller scenes running below the main panel; often these showed narrative scenes related to the subject of the main image. They were…
Altarpiece by Carlo Crivelli, 1468. The predella has four scenes from the Passion of Christ. The predella runs along the base, framed below
Altarpiece by Carlo Crivelli, 1468. The predella has four scenes from the Passion of Christ. The predella runs along the base, framed below
Altarpiece with carved and painted predella at Marienkirche Stralsund, Germany.
Altarpiece with carved and painted predella at Marienkirche Stralsund, Germany.
Flemish altarpiece of the 1550s, still with three predella scenes
Flemish altarpiece of the 1550s, still with three predella scenes