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Altarpiece   /ˈɔltərpˌis/   Listen
Altarpiece

noun
1.
A painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table.  Synonym: reredos.





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"Altarpiece" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the SS. Annunziata into S. Maria degli Innocenti, we come to a beautiful picture by Domenico Ghirlandajo in the great altarpiece, the Adoration of the Magi, painted in 1488. Though scarcely so lovely as the Adoration of the Shepherds in the Accademia, perhaps spoiled a little by over cleaning and restoration, it is one of the most simple and serene pictures ...
— Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa • Edward Hutton


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