Definition of altarpiece

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Altarpiece (n.) The painting or piece of sculpture above and behind the altar; reredos.

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Altarpiece :: Altarpiece (n.) The painting or piece of sculpture above and behind the altar; reredos.
Triptych :: Triptych (n.) A picture or altarpiece in three compartments.
Pentaptych :: Pentaptych (n.) A picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a centerpiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an altarpiece..
Predella :: Predella (n.) The step, or raised secondary part, of an altar; a superaltar; hence, in Italian painting, a band or frieze of several pictures running along the front of a superaltar, or forming a border or frame at the foot of an altarpiece..
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