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Altarpiece

Altarpiece Meaning & Definition
Altarpiece Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Altarpiece?

[n] a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table

Synonyms | Synonyms for Altarpiece: reredos

Related Terms | Find terms related to Altarpiece: abstract | abstraction | altar | altar carpet | altar desk | altar facing | altar of prothesis | altar rail | altar side | altar slab | altar stair | altar stone | ancona | block print | bomos | chancel table | collage | color print | Communion table | copy | credence | cyclorama | daub | diptych | engraving | eschara | fresco | frontal | gradin | hestia | holy table | icon | illumination | illustration | image | likeness | mensal | miniature | missal stand | montage | mosaic | mural | panorama | photograph | picture | predella | print | prothesis | representation | reproduction | retable | retablo | rood altar | scrobis | stained glass window | stencil | still life | superaltar | tableau | tapestry | triptych | wall painting

See Also | screen

Altarpiece In Webster's Dictionary

\Al"tar*piece`\, n. The painting or piece of sculpture above and behind the altar; reredos.

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