The Annunciation Triptych is an altarpiece, ca. 1425, by Robert Campin

An altarpiece is a picture or relief representing a religious subject and suspended in a frame behind the altar of a church. The altarpiece is often made up of two or more separate panels created using a technique known as panel painting. It is then called a diptych, triptych or polyptych. Groups of statuary can also be placed on the altar. Sometimes the altarpiece is set on the altar itself. The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... A typical painting attributed to Campin Robert Campin (1378–April 26, 1444) is sometimes considered the first great master of Flemish painting. ... In the art of sculpture, a relief is an artwork where a modelled form projects out of a flat background. ... Look up Altar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Ghent Altarpiece: The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, interior view, 1432. ... Ivory consular diptych of Areobindus, Byzantium, 506 AD, Louvre museum A diptych is any object with two flat plates attached at a hinge. ... The Raising of the Cross, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp A triptych (from the Greek tri- three + ptychÄ“ fold) is a work of art (usually a panel painting) which is divided into three sections, or three carved panels which are hinged together. ... A polyptych (from the Greek polu- many + ptychÄ“ fold) generally refers to a painting (usually panel painting) which is divided into four or more sections, or panels. ...

If the altar stands free in the choir, both sides of the altar-piece can be covered with painting. The screen, retable or reredos are also commonly decorated. A choir or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. ... The term screen has a number of meanings: A window screen is a wire mesh that covers a window opening to keep out insects even when the window is open. ... Pala dOro. ... An altar and reredos from University Church, Dublin A reredos is a screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting religious iconography or images. ...

Two most famous examples are the Byzantine Pala d'Oro in the Basilica di San Marco, Venice and the Ghent Altarpiece (1432) by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. The most famous of the surviving Byzantine mosaics of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople - the image of Christ on the walls of the upper southern gallery. ... Pala dOro (literally, Golden Pall) is a high altar retable of the Basilica di San Marco in Venice. ... Italian: Basilica di San Marco) is the most famous of the churches of Venice and one of the best known examples of Byzantine architecture. ... Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venexia), nicknamed the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice in Italy. ... The Ghent Altarpiece: The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (interior view), painted 1432. ... Hubert van Eyck (also Huybrecht van Eyck) (?1366 — 1426) was a Flemish painter and older brother of Jan van Eyck. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...

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