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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Martín Ramírez’s large Caballero features a magnificent desperado pointing his gun as his almost-hieroglyphic horse rears its head — a brilliant universal altarpiece.
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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
Duccio was commissioned to paint an altarpiece at the Santa Maria Novella in—rivalry be damned—Florence.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
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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
Duccio was commissioned to paint an altarpiece at the Santa Maria Novella in—rivalry be damned—Florence.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Altarpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/altarpiece. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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