altarpiece
noun
al·tar·piece
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Definition of altarpiece
: a work of art that decorates the space above and behind an altar
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There will be a through-line, the curators stressed, even as Linkof presented a slide that showed an ancient Greek vase inscribed with a tale of the Pantheon, next to an altarpiece panel telling the story of the Virgin Mary, next to a comic book. — Todd Martens, chicagotribune.com, "Originally planned for Chicago, Lucas Museum gives the Comic-Con crowd a peek at new L.A. site," 24 July 2019 At the end of the 19th century, the altarpiece was separated into parts by a saw and eight of the nine resulting panels were sold to different collectors. — Quanta Magazine, "Using Mathematics to Repair a Masterpiece," 29 Sep. 2016 From the contemporary lineup, a sparkling, bronze, 1990 Keith Haring altarpiece. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know, "Commentary: Denver Art Museum has turned into Denver’s living room," 7 July 2019 Among them is Duccio’s Maestà , an altarpiece for the cathedral of Siena consisting of more than 40 panels, many of which have been separated or lost. — John Hooper, WSJ, "At Long Last, Early Renaissance Works Are Reunited," 28 Nov. 2018 The altarpiece was made around 1434 for the church of Santa Trinità in Florence. — Richard Cork, WSJ, "A New Perspective on Westminster Abbey," 28 Aug. 2018 The main component of the altarpiece is in a difficult-to-access cathedral in Pistoia, Italy. — Susan Dunne, courant.com, "Yale Art Gallery Unravels Leonardo Da Vinci Mysteries," 3 July 2018 Acquisitions during his tenure included 18th-century portraits of Inca kings, a 14th-century Florentine altarpiece and a bequest of 20th-century works from the New York collection of Edith and Milton Lowenthal. — Sam Roberts, New York Times, "Robert T. Buck, Who Revitalized Brooklyn Museum, Dies at 79," 12 Apr. 2018 Mimi Lauter’s ebullient pastel works at Blum & Poe play with the format of multipart European altarpieces, creating the effect of a chapel in the large downstairs gallery. — Sharon Mizota, latimes.com, "At Blum & Poe, bow down to the ecstatic painting of Mimi Lauter," 30 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'altarpiece.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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