altarpiece
noun
al·tar·piece
ˈȯl-tər-ˌpēs 
: a work of art that decorates the space above and behind an altar
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The nature of optics, or how the eye sees as light’s conduit, is the focus of an altarpiece fragment by Giotto from the San Diego Museum of Art.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Martín Ramírez’s large Caballero features a magnificent desperado pointing his gun as his almost-hieroglyphic horse rears its head — a brilliant universal altarpiece.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
This is the first time that the surviving scenes from the rear of the altarpiece’s base, called the predella, have been reunited.
—Christian K. Kleinbub, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2024
The gold leaf artworks have the aesthetic of Byzantine or Renaissance altarpieces.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Martín Ramírez’s large Caballero features a magnificent desperado pointing his gun as his almost-hieroglyphic horse rears its head — a brilliant universal altarpiece.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
This is the first time that the surviving scenes from the rear of the altarpiece’s base, called the predella, have been reunited.
—Christian K. Kleinbub, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2024
The gold leaf artworks have the aesthetic of Byzantine or Renaissance altarpieces.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Altarpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/altarpiece. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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